Stories about Chinese from February, 2008
Hong Kong: Netizen First Rally
Yesterday, Hong Kong Netizen had its first rally against police abuse of power in the sex photo scandal. Erynnyes hopes that local netizens can slowly develop into a civic force (zh).
China: Netizen Party announced
From forcing the rescue of hundreds of brick kiln slave laborers last year and seeing it through long after local bodies gave up to being analytical piranhas when dealt obvious official lies, and numerous examples in between, it seems some netizens have realized their comparative advantage over local government authorities...
Hong Kong: From Sex to Police Scandal
It has been 10 days that Edison Chen’s sex photos scandal occupied the front page of local newspapers (ESWN has summed up local newspapers report everyday.) The issue is not only a sex scandal about various prominent local pop stars, but also an outburst in response to the tension caused...
China: Netizen Party
RFA reports that the chair of China Xinmin Party, Guo Quan announced the establishment of China Netizen Party to be a branch of Xinmin Party on Feb 3, 2008 (zh).
Hong Kong: Super Prison
The head of Hong Kong police force Tang King-sing claimed that those who possessed class III obscene articles may violate existing law. Duimanpark points out that if the police were to arrest those who had copies of class III obscene photos in their computers, the city need to build a...
China: Illegal to View Pornography?
In responding to the popstar sex scandal, Liu Xiaoyuan pointed out that in mainland China, according to the Police regulation on Internet in announced in 1997, viewing pornography can be illegal in China (zh). The blogger stated that morality issue can't be handed by the state and shouldn't be punished.
Hong Kong and China: How About Other Reporters in Jail?
Hong Kong Journalist Ching Cheong has been released by Chinese government. Wang Ning asked: how about other reporters and human rights activists, such as Lu Jianhua, Hu Jia, and Guo Feixiong?(zh) The blogger said, if China wants to have a grand Olympic, the government should release all of them.
Hong Kong: GdotTV.com
G stands for homosexuality, bisexuality and transexuality. GdotTV is the first internet channel in Hong Kong, contributes to this minority circle.
China: Storm in the way home
China is wading on its icy way home. I hope to record how common people face the most serious snowstorm and sleet disaster China met in as long as 50 years. Their stories tell how the whole country shares one dream of going home, a dream that ties us together.
China: Lunar new year approaches with tragedy growing
Crisis looms large across the south part of the country with the 2008 China Snowstorm showing no signs of letting up. Trains are trapped [zh] on tracks, cars stuck on highways, flights have been delayed and canceled up and down the east coast and at least one woman has been...
China: Premier Wen Jiabo's Tear
Buliaoyuan listed out the occasion when premier Wen Jiabo shed tear because of people's suffering. Then the blogger points out that it is about time for Wen to visit Bobo city and shed tears for Hu Jia family (zh).
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