Stories about Chinese from April, 2008
China: Report on Overseas Pro-China Protest
Mao Ningbo complained that western media did not report on the pro-China protest in the Olympic torch journey in Ireland. He urged netizens to do the citizen report [zh].
China: Zeng Jinyan examines evidence used against Hu Jia
At Global Voices Advocacy is a translation of Zeng Jinyan's recent letter in which she questions the evidence used in court earlier this month to convict her husband to 3.5...
China: Hu Jia and National Security System
I have translated an article written by Ip Iam Chong on the arrest of Hu Jia and the national security system in China at interlocals.net.
China: Fallout from the Free Tibet protests
Anti-China protests this week sent nationalist sentiment in China up to a boiling roar. So when one young woman studying in the US was "caught" participating in a Free Tibet protest, hundreds of raging netizens hurled every insult imaginable her way.
China: A True Nightmare on April Fool's Day
In spite of the occupants' outcry, about 1000 security guards and 20 policemen escorting two diggers intruded into a commodity housing district in Chongqing, the largest of China's four provincial-level municipalities, to forcibly carried out the developer's reconstruction plan which was officially supported by the local government, causing a serious bloodshed conflict.
China: CCTV PK CNN
Lyceum writes down the track record of CCTV and CNN and asks which one is more independent? [zh]
China: Demonizing?
Ran Yun-fei from my1510.com argued that nationalistic sentiment would lead to the imagination of China being demonized [zh].
China: Reflection from a Tibetan Monk
Woser reposted an article by a Tibetan monk on the March 14 incident. He criticized the violent protest as well as the blame that Chinese government put on Dalai Lama...
Hong Kong: Pre-Olympic Sport
Diumanpark described the seizing of Olympic torch by protesters as Pre-Olympic sport[zh].
Hong Kong: Guarding Olympic torch
Fongyun commented on the Chinese security staffs in guarding the Olympic torch away from protesters. The blogger pointed out that Australian media were correct after all [zh], China did send...
Hong Kong: Boycotting Olympics FAQ
Kursk continued to explain why he urged for boycotting Olympics [zh].
Hong Kong: Olympic and Justice
Diumanpark agreed that Olympic shouldn't be politicized, however, it is related to people's aspiration for justice [zh].
China: Tibet Fatigue Syndrome and Lhasafication
Fuge noticed new terms popping up after the Tibet riot [zh]. Tibet Fatigue Syndrome – meaning getting tired of the debate about media representation of Tibet incident. Lhasafication – meaning...
China: Nationalist traitor at China.com
Hecaitou criticizes the angry youth at China.com who used cultural revolution language to attack Nanfang daily's opinion piece calling for free press on the tibet issue. The blogger uses the...
China: Is it Fair?
Zeng Jinyan comments on the court's verdict on Hu Jia case [zh].
Hong Kong: Boycotting Beijing Olympic
Kursk writes in his blog that he will boycott Beijing Olympic to protest against the arrest of Hu Jia [zh].
China: Nanfang Daily anti-China?
Nanfang Daily's editor wrote an opinion post calling for free press so that local media workers could counter the distortion of western media. However, patriots attacked Nanfang Daily for committing...
China: Chinese protest in London you never see on BBC
Bridge-blogging has taken on a whole new meaning now in China since armies of multilingual netizens started scouring the known media universe last month for inaccuracy or distortions in reports regarding China or, more specifically, Tibet.
China: Taiwan election stirs mainland blogsphere
The 22 March presidential election in Taiwan has not only influenced the island, but also renderred an unexpected impact on mainland China ---- and it's a political one.
China: Sichuan Aba Riot
Woser posted an eye-witness account on the Aba (in Sichuan province) Riot in March 16. The article pointed out that on 11 of March, the local police demanded temples to...
China: Nude Chat a Crime?
Liu Xiaoyuan commented on a recent conviction of a nude chat case by Zhejiang provincial court. The convicted were charged with “distributing obscene object for making profit”. The blogger argued...
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