Stories about China from January, 2006
China: More Reactions to Microsoft's Censorship
Bingfeng Teahouse adds his thoughts to Microsoft's shutdown of Michael Anti's blogs in China. “in my opinion, msn just did what a foreign company should do in a media environment like china's, it was absolutely a correct business decision to remove a-n-t-i's blog, with the price of suspicions of its...
China: Beijing News
More on media crackdowns in China: Letters from China has been following the uproar on the heels of the sacking of the editor of feisty tabloid Beijing News, including ongoing coverage of one possible victim, blogger Michael Anti, who supported the tabloid and who MSN Spaces recently shut down. Rebecca...
China: Livable Cities
Wondering which cities in China are the most livable? The China Daily has a list. Chinochano proudly lists them online (ES); the number 1 city is where his significant other hails from. Sinosplice has his own reaction.
China: Great Year for Media
danwei believes 2006 is going to be a great year for Chinese media.
China: Learning a Culture
Austin Arensberg in China reflects on the immense efforts it takes to absorb a new culture in “Learning a Culture, Losing Sleep.”
China: Anti's Blog Shut?
Both the Chinese and English blogs of Zhao Jing, a.k.a. Michael Anti, have gone missing on MSN Spaces. EastSouthWestNorth has some initial thoughts about why.
China: Locust of Asia
Angry Chinese Blogger asks if China has become the locust of Asia: vaccuuming up foreign resources to satisfy its growing domestic consumption.