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economictimes.indiatimes.com — Jon Huntsman’s stroll through an anti-government protest in Beijing last Sunday has caused a minor sensation. In China, searches for his name have been blocked on certain sites, and an actual video of him at the protest has now surfaced. The embassy, meanwhile, said he was in the area by chance.

www.npr.org — A massive global evangelical gathering known as the Lausanne Congress will begin Oct. 16 in Cape Town, South Africa. But it looks likely to take place without the participation of more than 230 Chinese delegates. So far, at least 11 people planning to attend have been forbidden to leave China, and many others have come under pressure.

kristof.blogs.nytimes.com — If you search a term on Bing that is politically sensitive in China, in English the results are legitimate. Search “Tiananmen” and you’ll find out about the army firing on pro-democracy protesters in 1989. Search Dalai Lama, Falun Gong and you also get credible results.

www.danwei.org — Michael Anti (安替), is a well-known Chinese blogger who used to work for the New York Times as a researcher and made headlines when his Windows Live blog was deleted by Microsoft for its content, he warns that twitter might have the same blocking as does youtube.com..

www.google.com — With the glare of the Olympic spotlight gone, China has resumed blocking access to the Internet sites of some foreign media, reversing itself on earlier promises to expand press freedom as part of its bid to win the games, human rights groups and press advocates said Wednesday.