And they’re gone. Google announced last night that they’ve closed their China-based search engine and are redirecting users to a Hong Kong-based uncensored version. *Update: It ’s been censored.
Some called it ‘historic.’ State media calls it “totally wrong.” continue »
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The Chinese government appears to be prepping for the fall out—by aggressively downplaying it.
Meanwhile, in a letter published by state broadcaster CCTV, 27 Google advertisers said they wanted news now.
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‘Hurt Locker’ won Best Picture, but ‘Avatar’ won China’s heart.
China Daily offers a post-Oscar look at why Chinese fans prefer blue creatures to bomb diffusers.
This is right out of Zoolander: A beggar living in the Chinese city of Ningbo has become a fashion icon and web celebrity.
But who is this ‘beggar prince’ (aka ‘Brother Sharp’) with the furrowed brow and the ‘penetrating’ gaze?
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The New York Times Sunday Magazine has a great piece on China’s ‘human flesh search engines’ (read my take here).
The writer, Tom Downey, outlines the history of web-vigilantism in China and makes two great, counter-intuitive, points about the Chinese web:
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