Latest posts by Oiwan Lam from January, 2013
Chinese Journalists Demand Resignation of Provincial Propaganda Chief
In reaction to the brutal censorship of a new year editorial greeting by the newspaper Southern Weekly, a group of journalists issued an open letter demanding that the chief of the Guangdong propaganda department resign.
Chinese Newspapers’ New Year's Greeting Censored
Chinese liberal newspapers, Southern Weekly‘s New Year's greeting, was censored directly by propaganda officials without the knowledge or consent of editors. The greeting was a tradition of the papers and this year the topic was on “China’s Dream, the Dream of Constitutionalism”. China Media Project has the story in detail.
China's Business Environment Tougher on Foreign Companies
Dan Harris from China Law Blog foresees that the business environment for foreign companies is getting tougher in China because of unfair competition. Dans business friends believe that China is much more concerned about face and about nationalism and about keeping its citizens happy than it is about the few...
China's Low Budget Film “Lost in Thailand” Breaks Box Office Records
The movie about two rival business managers has become the most commercially successful Chinese film to date. Via Beijing Cream.
Chinese Activists’ Flash Mob Visit to Liu Xia
Acopy.net has translated the description of the action details.