It looks like the US is going to press China via the WTO on media restrictions. Apparently the government has been using restrictions on foreign media as a way to get Xinhua a competitive advantage. This mimics moves over the years in the auto sector among others (many of which were phased out under WTO [...]
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One of the amazing theories many Chinese hold about foreigners is that we are somehow promiscuous and sex-obsessed. The not-that-subtle phrase that people use is ‘open,’ or kaifang (开放), literally meaning ‘open door.’ You might think that this would not have a negative meaning, especially since the Open Door Policy (改革开放) uses the same two [...]
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For the last six weeks the Chinese internets has been a bit spotty, at least everywhere I’ve used it. It seems like a lot of sites are getting the “BBC” treatment. This means you can connect to the front page, but none of the links actually work. I’ve been using the proxy server Anonymouse, which [...]
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