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FarWestChina Redesigned – General

www.farwestchina.com — Hey guys...don't really care if this is voted up, just wanted to let everybody know that I finally got off of Blogger and onto my own server with a new design and everything. Please criticize lightly...I don't have the skills like Ryan.

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If This Excuse Doesn't Work...What Does? – General

www.farwestchina.com — Classic. No matter where you go in the world you can't escape telephone customer "service". Another gem about life on the edge of China.

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Xinjiang’s Public Security Law Quietly Amended – General

www.farwestchina.com — Josh from FWC on the state of the gradual restoration of freedom to Xinjiang and what that actually means in practice. Also brings up the Great Firewall of Xinjiang which is a phrase I'd like to see bandied about a lot more.

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The TRUTH about Xinjiang’s Internet Situation – Tech-Web

www.farwestchina.com — Fascinating post on Far West China about what's really going with the internet in Xinjiang. It's pretty crazy the way the gov't is micromanaging access -- picking and choosing which sites, and even which computers, are allowed.

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H1N1 in Xinjiang: Suspected and Confirmed – General

www.farwestchina.com — Regular Hao Hao Reporters already know Josh's blog is one of the best China blogs out there. If you've only suspected this, now it's confirmed. Josh is in Xinjiang, teaching English through a school-mandated mask and letting us know what's up in the NW.

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2 years 12 weeks ago Made popular 2 years 12 weeks ago

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Life in Xinjiang after 7.5 – General

www.farwestchina.com — A dispatch from Josh at Far West China about life in Xinjiang in the aftermath of the 7.5 unrest. Xinjiang is still on internet lockdown but Josh is managing to get out the occasional post about life in the northwest. Crucial reading.

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2 years 16 weeks ago Made popular 2 years 16 weeks ago

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Picture of the Week: Karamay - A Desert City – China Travel

www.farwestchina.com — This picture is amazing from both an artistic standpoint, and as a document of the rapid development taking place in a corner of China most foreigners, and a whole lot of Chinese, don't pay much attention to. All in favor of a Hao Hao trip to Xinjiang?

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2 years 39 weeks ago Made popular 2 years 39 weeks ago

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New Kashgar Dress-Code Requires "All-Chinese" Look – China News

www.farwestchina.com — Mustache wars in Xinjiang. Government requires all employees to get rid of their flavor savers. Rather than jump on this as government oppression, Josh takes a deeper more nuanced look at the situation.