Latest posts by Oiwan Lam from March, 2013
China's Smear Campaign Against Apple
A number of celebrities echoed China Central Television program that criticized Apple in the Consumers’ Rights Protection Day. Yet netizens are clever to find out that their accounts are either...
Naming China's Censorship Beast
The Chinese government announced plans to merge two censorship departments, the General Administration of Press and Publication and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) on March 10,...
Thousands of Dead Pigs Found Floating in Shanghai River
Thousands of dead pigs have been found floating in the Huangpu River, which flows through the middle of Shanghai. While the local authorities asserted that the dead pigs have not polluted the city's water supply, people are skeptical of these claims.
Business Over Politics For Africa's Chinese
Nan Chen, a Chinese American working in Nairobi, interviewed some Chinese expats and local Kenyans about China's business culture in Africa (via Tea Leaf Nation): For Chinese expats, business comes first...
Four Deaths in a Conflict in Xinjiang
Josh from Xinjiang: Far West of China followed a conflict incident took place in Korla, Xinjiang on March 7 in which at least 4 people have been killed, with up...
Outrage Brews in China Over Hong Kong Milk Powder Regulation
Mainland Chinese are outraged by Hong Kong government's latest border regulation that restricts travelers from taking more than 1.8 kg of infant milk powder out of Hong Kong.
Samaritan Law Passed in Chinese City
Shenzhen, a city in Southern China, recently has passed a set of law to protect good Samaritans from being sued by people they have helped. Mary Ann O'Donnell wondered if...
China: Moving the Capital?
As the pollution and water shortage problem in Beijing is getting more and more serious, people are discussing about various proposals to move the capital city. Brendan O'Kane joined the...
Hong Kong's Baby Formula Smugglers
Alia from China Beat blogs Chinese netizens’ reaction on Hong Kong government's new restriction which limits tourists from taking more than 1.8kg infant formula milk across border everyday. The policy...
Where do Chinese Weibo users live?
Blocked in Weibo analyses the spatial distribution of Weibo users and finds out that roughly 23% of all Weibo posts come from Guangdong.
