Apple's answer to the Net Nanny of China

iTunes is back after being blocked for offering pro-Tibet secession music. What has changed? Apple has made a change without removing the album. This is a smart accommodation, not unlike Google's method of operating in China without sacrificing its global principles, which this writer has defended in the past.

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China Blocks the iTunes Store 19 weeks 6 days ago

John references a Sydney Morning Herald article which reported that the iTunes store is blocked in China allegedly due to Olympic athletes downloading pro-Tibetan music in (not so) silent protest.

Inside Apple's iPod Factories 2 years 28 weeks ago

Apple's iPods are made by mainly female workers who earn as little as ?27 per month, according to a report in the Mail on Sunday yesterday.

The report, 'iPod City', isn't available online. It offers photographs taken from inside the factories that make Apple music players, situated in China and owned by Foxconn.

The Mail visited some of these factories and spoke with staff there. It reports that Foxconn's Longhua plant houses 200,000 workers, remarking: "This iPod City has a population bigger than Newcastle's."

China state media blast new Guns N' Roses album 6 weeks 4 days ago

A newspaper published by China's ruling Communist Party is blasting the latest Guns N' Roses album as an attack on the Chinese nation.

China: Removing the blocked RSS rumor 1 year 13 weeks ago

A great summary from John at Global Voices of the bullshit rumor of a total RSS block in China, which some of the world's websites - BoingBoing, Techcrunch, Arstechnica, Mashable, to name a few - all bought into.

Suckers...
Do yo' damn homework.

Semel To See Yahoo! China Sued By Music Firms 2 years 27 weeks ago

A group representing more than 1,400 music companies in 73 countries has said it is preparing to sue Yahoo! China over allegations that it links users to Web sites offering pirated music.

Tibetan newspaper condemns secessionists' violent activities 6 weeks 4 days ago

Tibet Daily, a leading newspaper in the Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest China, has condemned the Dalai Lama and his supporters for their continued support of secession by violent means while waving the banner of "peace".

My how the tides have changed 36 weeks 2 days ago

Over the more recent past, we have seen the increasing strength of domestic Chinese companies, resulting in greater outward investment and reduction of incentives for foreign investors in China. It will be interesting to watch and work in this rapidly-changing global market.

25 Reasons to NOT Fight Global Warming 48 weeks 4 days ago

China Daily says "abnormal weather tells us we must protect our environment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

The World Health Organization (WHO) says:

1. Humans are seriously affected by climate change

2. climate change is a global threat

QQ for Mac and Linux Receives Major Updates 9 weeks 19 hours ago

QQ (2009) 1.0 Preview 3 for Apple Computer's Mac OS X, and QQ (2009) 1.0 Preview 2 were recently released by TenCent, but not made publicly available on the download pages. Find out how to get these more feature-filled versions (with English interface support) of QQ 2009 for your Apple Macintosh or Linux Powered PCs.