A media activist, researcher and educator currently based in Hong Kong. My Twitter account is @oiwan and personal views are published on: patreon.com/oiwan
Latest posts by Oiwan Lam from September, 2010
China: Han Han on Daiyu Islands
Julian Smisek translated prominent blogger Han Han's recent post on Daiyu islands incident. (via DANWEI)
China: A Law Professor for Sale…
"My name is Yang Zhizhu and I was originally an assistant professor at the China Youth University for Political Sciences. My wife got pregnant by accident and did not have the heart to get an abortion. On December 21, 2009 she gave birth to our second daughter."
China: Microblogging about the husband and his mistress…
ESWN translated the live cast (via microblog> of a wife catching her husband and his mistress sleeping naked in bed.
China: Video game censorship
The Angry Chinese Blogger looks into the Chinese government's censorship against video game, an area where human rights organizations have overlooked.
China and Japan: Reactions on Chinese Fishing Boat Captain Arrested by Japanese
ChinaSMACK translates Chinese netizens’ reactions towards the arrest of Chinese fishing boat captain by the Japanese coast guards.
China: Activist Chen Guangcheng Released after Serving Full Sentence
Barefoot lawyer, Chen Guangcheng is released today (September 9) after serving the four years and three months full sentence. China Human Rights Defenders urged the authorities to stop harassing Chen and his family.
China: Police's micro-blogging experience
Michelle from interlocals.net has translated a story from Xinhua.net about the Chinese police officers’ strategy and experience in micro-blogging,
China: Is the West Becoming Chinafied?
Stan Abrams from china/divide discusses the trend of the West becoming Chinafied in terms of language, culture and economy.
China: Tian Xi Deserves Happiness
23-year-old Tian Xi is an AIDS patient who was inflected with HIV in 1996 upon receiving a blood transmission in a hospital in Xincai county, Henan province.
China: The arrest of Xie Chaoping
A Chinese writer, Xie Chaoping, was arrested by Shaanxi Police for his book on “The Great Relocation”. ESWN has translated the story.
Hong Kong and China: Jackie Chan's empty promise
China Hush has a post on the recent controversy of Hollywood action star Jackie Chan's empty promise of donation to rebuild school.
How Much Does Getting Married In China Cost?
Baoru from CNreviews blogs about the estimated cost of getting married in three major cities in China.
China: Tax case against Xu Zhiyong dismissed
Chinese Law Prof Blog translated a brief post by Xu Zhiyong on the dismissal of the tax evasion charge against Gongmeng Company – an institution for advocating citizen rights.
China: Tale of a murdered microblog
David Bandurski from CMP translated Wu Danhong's account of the senseless murder of his sina microblog. Wu is an assistant professor at China University of Political Science and Law.
China: A Lesson in Dishonesty
PH translated a tweet about a class headmaster's tactics in identifying the source of dissenting opinions in the classroom.
Hong Kong and the U.S: Rackspace's phishing / copyrights policy
Bencheng complains about the unfriendly policy towards startups regarding web hosting service provider – Rackspace's handling of phishing and copyrights complaints.
Hong Kong and the Philippines: The First-Person Account Of A Manila Hostage Survivor
ESWN has translated the first-person account of a Manila hostage survivor, Lee Ying Chuen, who urged the Hong Kong society not to direct anger to the weak.
China: Feeling insecure about the mobile phone real name registration
Beginning from today (September 1 2010) mobile phone users in China will have to show their identity card and register their real name when purchasing a new mobile number. It is estimated that there are over 700 million mobile phone subscribers in China, of which 70 percent are using pre-paid...
