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06 Jul 2009 10:25

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World: Sepratist-led protests in Xinjiang, China lead to lots of deaths

  • 140+ have been killed in deadly ethnic riots source
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20 Jun 2009 13:53

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Tech, World: Unable to block porn from computers, China turns to Google

  • Google has been asked by China to block a feature that brings up related search terms when typing in a word, because apparently it was showing too much explicit related content. source
  • China has been ratcheting up its internet censorship lately, much to the chagrin of users. On top of Tiananmen Square blocking, they tried (and failed) to put censoring software on all PCs. source
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09 Jun 2009 09:23

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World: China defends its decision to block online porn from its citizens

  • In an attempt to protect Chinese people from themselves, the country has chosen to block pornographic and violent people on all new computers. Great time to be alive, kids. source
  • “The Chinese government pushes forward the healthy development of the internet,” said foreign ministry spokesperson Qin Gang. “But it lawfully manages the internet.” source
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07 Jun 2009 22:45

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U.S., World: Perhaps NOLA mayor Ray Nagin shouldn’t have gone to China

  • good idea
  • bad luck
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04 Jun 2009 21:06

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World: Working around the edges of China’s Tiananmen ban

  • 62,800 Number of people who organized in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, to protest on Tiananmen Square’s 20th anniversary source
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04 Jun 2009 11:22

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World: An ode to Tiananmen Square’s “tank man,” 20 years later

  • Here’s your iconic moment. This is the reason that the world still cares about human rights in China. This is the guy who did it. Maybe he’s still alive, maybe he’s not. But because of him, China has to block Twitter and Facebook from its people to make sure that people don’t repeat this incident. It isn’t right. This guy is a hero for democracy.source
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02 Jun 2009 22:39

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Tech, World: Just in time for Tiananmen’s 20th anniversary, China blocks stuff

  • Most noticeably, anyone who lives in China and uses Twitter can’t use it right now, as access to the site has been blocked. So is Flickr and Hotmail. Basically, China is closed to Web 2.0. source
  • On top of that, China is blocking foreign news reports about the pro-democracy massacre, which they’ve been very careful to block from the public. They want to stop activists. source
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31 May 2009 10:36

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Biz, U.S., World: The latest economic status update from one Timothy Geithner

  • We are seeing more durable stability in the economy and the financial system is substantially in better shape. But we have a ways to go, and we need to keep working in the U.S. and with other major economies to restore conditions for a sustainable recovery.
  • Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner • Speaking yesterday as he was traveling to China to do whatever a treasury secretary does. (Seriously, he plans to offer reassurances to the country that the U.S. is on the right track financially and that their financial investments are safe.) • source
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01 May 2009 12:30

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Biz, U.S., World: China + U.S. trade is a complicated beast of a thing

Fortunately, super-cool finance web site Mint.com has put together a cool graphic explaining it. source
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27 Apr 2009 21:19

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Tech, World: In China, the iPhone knockoffs are as good as the real thing

It’s brilliant. It’s perfect. It’s counterfeit. And the faux-cell-phone industry is booming. source
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