Stories about China from December, 2007
China: Dog Beaten to Death
Kenneth Tan from Shanghaiist blogs an online video showing how a security guard had beaten a dog to death. The video has been removed but discussions carry on.
China: Liberal Generation
Li Yihe expresses a wish that her generation can take the lead in setting the liberal tradition in Chinese politics (zh).
China: WTO Consultation Website Closed
World Trade Organization's consultation website: http://www.wto-tbt.gov.cn/ (zh) has been temporary closed down by the Chinese government as the website has not reconfirmed its registration (Beian) in the information department (zh).
China: A blow to citizen bloggers
Below is Zola's recount of what he's been through over the past few days and his abrupt conclusion. In a second blog post since his forced return earlier this week he talks of redirecting the space to focus more on blogger education, but also mentions some unfinished business related to...
China: Keyboard on a Building
Kenneth Tan from Shanghaiist blogs an eye-catching architecture photo: keyboard on a building.
China: Don't Go to Macau
The news about Mainland tourists beaten up by police in Macau has spread very quickly in the internet. William long blogs his own experience in traveling to Macau and urges others not to travel to Macau(zh).
China: HIV Test Accused of Discrimination
Josie Liu from China in Transition blogs about the recent criticisms on the HIV test on Chinese citizens returning from overseas.
China: Tourists in conflict with Macao police
Mainland tourists broke into a conflict with riot police in Macao due to the controversy with local tour guides on excessive cost. It might reflect a troubling problem: how can tour guides earn what they deserve? By backhander, or by service?
China: “Beautiful Eyes” Questioned the New Crater in China's First Moon Picture
Ouyang Ziyuan, chief scientist of the lunar exploration program, cited a discovery of a Canadian Chinese, saying in China’s first moon picture there were two craters in an area where the NASA's image only showed one. However, a netizen named "Beautiful Eyes" believed the new crater was only a mistake.
China: Citizen Reporter Interrogated by Police
Zoula was interrogated by police in his trip to Liaoning reporting on the ant farmer issue. He blogs the details of the police interrogation (zh).
China: Internet censorship on trial, day two
Is publicly notarized proof that your internet service provider has blocked your company website strong enough to seek damages? Just a week after National Legal System Propaganda Day, Shanghai-based IT blogger Du “Yetaai” Dongjin will have his second day in court where it is expected the defendant, China Telecom, will...
China: Top Fake News 2007
Zhengyi has listed out major fake news in 2007 with some background information. Some of his picks are (zh): 1. Paper Baozi, 2. Cruelest Step mother, 3. Guangzhou's property price goes down upon government regulation; 4. the gunman of campus shooting in Virginia is Chinese; 5. Province government gives order...
China: Truth Doesn't Matter?
The State Forestry Administration said whether the Tiger picture is fake or not doesn't matter. Xu Ming from 1510 said that the government's response made God mad (zh). And Rose Lu from 1510 insisted that truth does matter! Or people would eventually lose trust on the government eventually.
China: 10 Cases of Injustice
Liu Xiaoyuan gives an update in the development of 10 major legal cases of injustice[zh] as a result of wrong judgment in court in the past ten years. First post and second post.
China: From Tiger to Moon Photo
Netizens started to examine the moon photo by comparing China version with the U.S version.- more from DANWEI.
China: Report from Hong Kong on sweatshop
After long effort, the Hong Kong-based student organization SACOM (Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior大学师生监察无良企业行动) published a report on Dell Computer and its suppliers’ misconducts related to labor rights in mainland China. Here is a collection of voices and replies from domestic websites.
China: Rural Migrant Worker Sex Hotel
A rural migrant worker sex hotel was openned in Zhuhai on 28 of November to give space to marry couples for enjoying their sex life. Netease has a BBS post[zh] showing support to the initiative. In the post's poll, more than 80% agrees that China should have more sex hotel.
China: Citizen Report on Ant Farmers
Zoula travelled to Shenyang to do a citizen report on ant farmers: He found out from a local taxi driver that some farmers didn't get compensation from the government and some committed suicide [zh].
China and North Korea: One Day Trip
Wangxiaofeng blogs about his one day trip to North Korea [zh] in detail.
China: Jinjing Favor
Maryannodonnell blogs about northern China (Beijing and Tianjin) food culture.
China: Cultural Fish
One man bandwidth introduces a new internet business initative called cultural fish media which has a diverse internet cultural environment in terms of content management.