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www.chinabeyondthewall.com — If you live in China, then you know that poking your friends on Facebook or watching funny videos on Youtube is against the laws and the moral fibre of the People’s Republic and its population, as ratified by a recent white paper on Internet censorship. At the same time you surely know that everybody enjoys freedom of speech in China, because of sacred constitutional rights.

www.miamiherald.com — This is why Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo came back. The Chinese pair finally won the Olympic gold medal that eluded them for so many years Monday night, a prize so compelling it lured them out of the cozy life of a happily retired married couple. It wasn't the best skate of their career, but it was good enough for gold - and that was all that mattered.

news.yahoo.com — Hong Kong has been named the world's freest economy for the 15th year in a row, according to an annual report released by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. The Chinese territory, known for its low taxes and looser regulations, was followed by Singapore, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, according to this year's Index of Economic Freedom.

hotair.com — In response to the financial crisis of 2008, the United States has responded by nationalizing industries and electing a president who promised to raise taxes on entrepreneurial efforts. China, the nominally Communist nation, has responded by cutting business taxes to stimulate growth. Remind me which nation supposedly supports capitalism and free enterprise?

www.amconmag.com — “Free Tibet” has become the cry of the backward and the reactionary. Across the West, it has been turned into the pet cause of poor little rich girls (and boys) who feel disillusioned with modernity and the evil forces of progress. "Free Tibet" activists expend much of their energy campaigning against anything that smells modern—especially Chinese jobs, industry, and infrastructure.