Why is the U.S. ambassador to Russia on LiveJournal?
Michael McFaul has gone native.
On Sep 26, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Chinese teen arrested for getting more than 500 retweets
The teen, named Yang, accused police of faking a suicide to cover up a murder
On Sep 21, 2013 by Jay Hathaway
The most embarrassing and adorable childhood photos all belong to China
And you thought your lasers and oversized sweatshirt were special.
On Sep 4, 2013 by Kevin Morris
China’s Internet is going nuts over two twins reunited after 41 years
Zeng Yong was reunited with his long lost twin after a chance encounter 125 miles away from his hometown.
On Jul 18, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
China launches a petition platform—it crashes immediately
On Monday, the Chinese Communist Party launched its own version of We the People via the State Bureau of Letters and Calls.
On Jul 4, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Has China stopped censoring the Tiananmen Square Massacre?
On the eve of China’s most sensitive event, it appears that China’s censors are relaxing their trigger fingers. But appearances are deceiving.
On May 31, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Why the White House must address a 20-year-old Chinese poisoning case
Chinese are demanding Beijing, and the world, help solve a 20-year-old cold case.
On May 6, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Senior Chinese colonel blames U.S. for deadly avian flu outbreak
A senior colonel in China’s air force says the United States is to blame for a recent deadly avian flu outbreak.
On Apr 9, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Dogs wearing pantyhose: China’s latest horrifying meme
Someone please save these poor pups.
On Apr 5, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Were Chinese celebrities paid to attack Apple on social media?
CCTV is being accused of paying celebrities to post anti-Apple remarks on Sina Weibo.
On Mar 18, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
China’s biggest social network goes nuts over McMuffins
Users of China’s biggest social network, Sina Weibo, were there to chronicle the slavering hordes as they crashed the Golden Arches.
On Mar 18, 2013 by Kevin Morris
How censorship works on China’s most popular social network
A new study shows how moderators suppress ideas on Sina Weibo, through systematic blocking of keywords and users.
On Mar 8, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Former Google China head blocked on Weibo, but not on Twitter
Lee Kaifu, a former Microsoft and Google exec famous for railing against Chinese Internet censorship, has been blocked from China’s most popular social networks.
On Feb 18, 2013 by Kevin Morris
10,000 Chinese to Great Firewall architect: “Screw off”
While Fang Bingxing’s shielded China’s citizens from the dangers of the open Web, he can hardly shield himself from populist rage.
On Feb 14, 2013 by Kevin Morris
A photo of Kobe Bryant has 140,000 followers on Sina Weibo
The NBA star is so huge in China that he has 140,000 followers on the country’s biggest social network, and all he’s posted so far is a profile photo.
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