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China's Internet 'Wall' Hits Business

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China continues to keep a tight grip on the Internet even as it seeks greater openness with the world in other ways, striking deals to buy foreign brands and developing...

The Myopia of excluding censors: The tale of a self-defeating petition

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We should be encouraging Fang Binxing “Father of China’s Great Firewall” to come to the US. He should witness what a society with limited censorship looks like and be a...

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3 months 1 week ago

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White House Petition Calls for Architects of China’s Great Firewall be Denied Entry to the US

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If the petition reaches 95,160 signatures by February 23rd, then the White House will be obliged to comment and perhaps take action.

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Web of Failure: How China’s Internet Policies Have Doomed Chinese Soft Power

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"True soft power — in fact, true culture — cannot come without discussion and interchange. When was the last time you saw a really powerful movie or read a really...

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5 months 16 hours ago

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Xinhua's Twitter account stirs up Chinese netizens

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Local newspaper Yunnan Information Daily (云南信息报) made waves yesterday when it published an article revealing that state-run Xinhua News Agency is operating an active Twitter account.

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With Some Geeky Tweaking, China’s Web Users Can Easily Leap the Great Firewall

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Increasingly, more and more tech-savvy Chinese web users are helping out by maintaining updated lists of which 'host' file tweaks still work, and then making these lists available online.

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5 months 2 weeks ago

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What Would China be Like if the Internet Wasn’t Censored?

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What would happen if tomorrow if the “Great Firewall” was torn down and Chinese internet companies were told they no longer needed to censor their content? We asked some media...

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7 months 1 week ago

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Eric Schmidt's Comments on China: The Risks for Google

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Recent comments by Google's Eric Schmidt might increase Google's short term challenges in China, but they could also play a positive role in the long term.

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10 months 1 week ago

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Better Search in Mainland China

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Over the past couple years, we’ve had a lot of feedback that Google Search from mainland China can be inconsistent and unreliable. It depends on the search query and browser,...

China's censors tested by microbloggers who keep one step ahead of state media

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In the opaque world of Chinese censorship, a few red lines shine through the murk. One of the clearest is: no gossip about top political leaders, their families or internal...

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