China: Netizens make fun of charges for hacking Google · Global Voices
Robert Woo

The so-called ‘Operation Aurora’, which attacked Google and at least 33 other western conglomerates, allegedly originated from two Chinese universities, according to a recent New York Times story. One of these ‘universities’ is, in fact, an obscure 4- tier vocational school in Northern China. It is Shandong Lan Xiang Advanced Vocational College, which hitherto was known only for training automobile technicians.
The immediate surprise in Chinese cyberspace is not so much focused on the fact that Google’s recent accusation has been partly confirmed by the article, but that a school like Lan Xiang could even be considered as a candidate for carrying out such a sophisticated attack. Many have speculated that Lan Xiang’s administrators must have been filled with joy since their school has been rocketed to international fame without spending a penny on advertising. The following are some comments taken from QQ.com
找工作，到蓝翔！
山东蓝翔技工学校学生水平竟然超过老美电脑专家吗？
给山东蓝翔高等技工学校做了免费广告了！
你就不能说个清华北大之类的？说个山东蓝翔，美国人面子也算丢尽了，中国一所职业技术院校学生可以随意攻击国际一流搜索引擎，中国NB了。
On Lan Xiang’s public webpage in Baidu.com, people came from everywhere to pay their tributes. Typical entries were “Chinese student delegates from Kyoto University congratulate Lan Xiang” and “Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics send their congratulations”.
The story also provides perfect material for more overt satire:
望而却步的美国人，借攻击谷歌事件污蔑我国第一名校，企图降低我校在国际上的地位。蓝翔技校发言人对此表示，虽说该校学生已经具备攻克美国政+府网站的能力，但该校管理严格，学生素质甚高，更重要的是，学生正在攻克艰深的科学研究，不会浪费时间攻击一个普通的互联网搜索网站。
Despite all the sarcasm, is Lan Xiang really behind all this? A casual look at the posts in the same public page written before the New York Times report seems to suggest that Lan Xiang is a very ordinary school indeed!
学习方面：理论多实习少且设备陈旧，好的紧供参观，（勿动嗷要罚款的）～收费方面：学费一次付清，学校出理不掉的东西强买强卖，杂费不断，没发票～火食方面：食堂混乱吃饭不便，想吃得没有，就大锅饭，比监狱还操蛋
老子也是那来毕业的，那个烂学校我都没法说了。就会骗钱。
Is there really enough evidence to implicate Lan Xiang? Furthermore, will the evidence matter at all amidst the overall surge of nationalistic public opinion in China? We must wait and see how this drama plays out.