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Social Media and Its War on Censorship

Dinouk Colombage | Posted 02.05.2013 | World
Dinouk Colombage

Social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook are being utilized more and more by journalists, activists and citizens as a medium for news and information. Yet, this still has a long way to go before it can be considered a feasible alternative to mainstream media.

Meme Sweeps Through China As Ladies Attempt The 'Perfect Split'

The Huffington Post | Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 10.03.2012 | Technology

Move over, planking; here comes the super split. A rather stretch-tastic trend is sweeping through the Interwebs in China, as flocks of limber ladi...

24-Year-Old Chinese Pop Star Dating 12-Year-Old Model

Posted 09.29.2012 | Style

Zhang Muyi, a 24-year-old pop star from China, made shockwaves recently when he publicly declared his love for Akama Miki, a 12-year-old Canadian-base...

Why Are So Many Respected Chinese Journalists Quitting?

Tea Leaf Nation | Posted 11.12.2012 | World
Tea Leaf Nation

Recently, Jian Guangzhou (@简光洲), one of the most reputed investigative journalists in China, quit the Oriental Daily (@东方早报) and announced he was ending his reporting career.

Bush Brother's Communist Photo Makes Waves In China

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 08.29.2012 | Politics

Neil Bush, younger brother of former President George W. Bush, raised some eyebrows on Monday after posting a picture showing him decked out in gear t...

Chinese Officials Deny Participation In Group Sex

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 08.14.2012 | World

In a controversy of viral proportions, China's Sina Weibo microblogging site lit up last Thursday as users across the country shared a series of photo...

The Words That Get Censored On Chinese Version Of Twitter (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 03.20.2012 | World

The words that China's equivalent of Twitter doesn't want people searching for might surprise you. Disinformation, an independent media company i...

Why Was The Word 'Salt' Banned In China?

Posted 03.15.2012 | Books

Chinese social media users weren't able to share many recipes for soup or french fries last year, as the term "iodized salt" was banned in an attempt ...

Deadline For Real Names Looms Over Chinese Twitter

Reuters | Posted 05.12.2012 | Technology

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Sina Corp estimates 60 percent of the users of its popular microblogging Weibo platform would have registered their real ...

'Tweeting' Exploded In China Last Year

Reuters | Posted 03.16.2012 | Technology

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Use of microblogging in China quadrupled in 2011 compared with the previous year, with nearly half of all Chinese Internet users ...

China Increases Control Over Microblogs

AP | By ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 12.16.2011 | Technology

BEIJING -- Beijing authorities on Friday ordered Internet microblogs to require users to register with their real names, a tightening of rules aimed a...

‘Twitter Of China’ Attracts Bill Gates, Maria Sharipova, Tom Cruise

Posted 11.16.2011 | Technology

By Melanie Lee SHANGHAI (Reuters) - What do the International Monetary Fund, Louis Vuitton and Unilever have in common? They are the among a clu...

China's Communist Party: Not Losing Control

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 12.03.2011 | World
Tom Doctoroff

The future of China's political system will not be made in America or Europe.

The Chinese Consumer: Still Projecting and Protecting

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Tom Doctoroff

Contemporary Chinese society, still Confucian to the core, is driven by the need for societal acknowledgment and diffused insecurity. Consumer behavior, characterized by status projection and risk avoidance, reflects these truths.