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18 Mar 10 visit Defloration Gate A high school girl established her credentials as an alternative lifestyler by hiring a man to deflower her and posting the relevant video on the Internet.
15 Mar 10 visit How The Hong Kong Police Created The Conditions For The People To Criticize The Government Blogger Yang Hengjun observed a demonstration outside the China Liaison Office in Hong Kong.
06 Mar 10 visit Bearing Testimony To Chinese Contemporary History Through Nude Push-ups Beijing Youth Daily interviews Ou Zhihang, who won an award at the World Press Photo competition with his series of photos of himself doing nude push-ups at the locations of major social incidents in China.
02 Mar 10 visit The Diary of the Tobacco Bureau Chief The purported diary of a Tobacco Bureau Chief in Guangxi is a sensational hit on the Internet for its depiction of a life involving alcohol bingeing, multiple sex partners and bribe-taking.
27 Feb 10 visit Sexy Video Gates Shoushou Gate, Beijing Film Academy Zhang Yaru's Gate and ICBC Girl Gate all occurred in the first week of the Year of the Tiger.
26 Feb 10 visit The 23-Year-Old Female Deputy Bureau Chief In Xintai city, a 23-year-old female was appointed a deputy chief in the land resources bureau. Netizens set out to show that she must have some powerful guanxi.
03 Feb 10 visit Li Zhuang's Second Trial Whereas you might expect lawyer Li Zhuang to talk about freedom, democracy, human rights and rule of law in China, he said something quite unexpected.
02 Feb 10 visit Chinese Reporters Jailed For Taking Bribes Interactions between local government officials and reporters to negotiate "shut-up" fees for non-coverage of mining disaster.
01 Feb 10 visit The Cover-Up Of The Weixian Mining Disaster A China Youth Daily story about the mental thinking processes of local government officials who want to cover up a mining disaster.
24 Jan 10 visit Those Worried Young People Interviews with the CEO's of Blogbus.com, Fanfou, BTChina and Yeeyan.com all of which were blocked in China in 2009.
18 Jan 10 visit Two Deaths In Guizhou A policeman shot two farmers dead. Was it execution? Or was it self-defense? The answer depends on which newspaper you read.
17 Jan 10 visit "I am just speculating" Translation of a Han Han blog post that speculates on events in China from 2010 to 2020.
17 Jan 10 visit Google Search Results On Chinese Subjects A Chinese netizen shows what Google suggests when searching for terms like China, Chinese, Baidu or simple numbers like 1, 6, 8 or 9. Is it a bug? Or a feature?
17 Jan 10 visit Hong Kong Reporters On The Express Rail Link Protest Two Hong Kong reporters wrote blog posts about the anti-Express Rail Link demonstration on the night of January 15, 2010.
02 Jan 10 visit January 1, 2010 in Hong Kong A round-up of news reports about what happened on New Year's Day, including the demonstration march as well as other front page stories.
31 Dec 09 visit Deng Yuqiao and the Law A status update for Deng Yuqiao, as well as reflections on the roles of the family, the lawyers, the netizens, the media and the government in this famous case.
30 Dec 09 visit The Top 10 Internet Phrases In China In 2009 As you read and ponder the humor and absurdity behind each phrase, you will recognize that these are the most rational contemplation of reality in China today.
25 Dec 09 visit The Top 10 Media Incidents In China During 2009 Translation of a Southern Weekend article about the top 10 media events in China during the year 2009.
24 Dec 09 visit The Case of Akmal Shaikh British national Akmal Shaikh is given the death sentence in China for heroin smuggling. Should his mental illness lead to a reprieve?
20 Dec 09 visit Internet Crime Gangs Manipulate Public Opinion A CCTV news report on Internet promotion companies that will fabricate and distribute Internet stories for pay.
16 Dec 09 visit Sex, Drugs and Government In Fuxin A People's Congress delegate uses his real name to denounce a senior government official for running group sex/drug orgies.
16 Dec 09 visit Lawyers In Trouble In Chongqing A gang boss on trial in Chongqing denounces his Beijing lawyer for fabricating evidence. Is this a case of malfeasance by one lawyer? Or a case of retaliation against human rights lawyers?
03 Dec 09 visit The Chengdu Self-Immolation The female homeowner Tang Fuzhen set herself on fire in the hope of stopping the demolition of her house in Chengdu city.
28 Nov 09 visit The Interview With Wu Hao Two essays about Wu Hao, the deputy director of the Yunnan province publicity department with the innovative approach to propaganda.
28 Nov 09 visit The Case Of Le Qian Hebei Youth Daily editor Le Qian was assaulted by an unidentified man who told her, "Let's see you report this!"
23 Nov 09 visit Southern Metropolis Daily Coverage of Panyu Garbage Incinerator Protest Live report and photos from the SMD reporter at the scene of the protest against the planned Panyu garbage incinerator plant.
23 Nov 09 visit The Top Ten Hollywood Movies That Suck Up To China Here is a list of ten Hollywood movies that pander to the Chinese people in order to siphon off money from their pockets.
21 Nov 09 visit Sima Nan Comments On Obama's China Trip Translation of an interview with a Chinese citizen about Obama's China trip.
14 Nov 09 visit Han Han Talks Back To TIME Chinese writer-blogger Han Han was interviewed by TIME magazine and then interviewed by Beijing Youth Weekend about that interview.
08 Nov 09 visit Is Dialogue Possible? These are my prepared remarks at the 2009 CoChina-5, which was scheduled to be the HKbloggerCon-CNbloggerCon online exchange.
06 Nov 09 visit Three Teens Drowned In Jingzhou Three reports from Xinhua, Southern Weekend and Tianya Forum about the tragic case of three university students who died while trying save others.
31 Oct 09 visit The Case of Reporter Yao Haiying Changjiang Business News reporter Yao Haiying reported on a case about the leaking of business secrets and finds himself the target of an investigation for graft. In frustration, he publicized his case on the Internet and got justice (more or less).
28 Oct 09 visit Donald Tsang Blames The Media For His Troubles Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive lashes out at the media for biased media coverage. Here are the front page stories in Apple Daily, Oriental Daily and The Sun over the past two weeks.
25 Oct 09 visit The Shanghai Illegal Cab Entrapment Case When 18-year-old Sun Zhongjie was 'entrapped' by a 'righteous hitchhiker,' he got so angry that he cut his small finger off with a chopper. Now his case is drawing national attention.
19 Oct 09 visit The Guanxian County Cyber Cafe Shutdown Cyber cafes in Guanxian county, Shandong province, have been shut down for more than two months. Could the reason be an Internet post about how the local family planning office forced a 9-month-pregnant woman to undergo an abortion during which mother...
18 Oct 09 visit The "Lift Lift Girl" of Shanghait An Internet post about a female protestor in People's Plaza (Shanghai) being carted away by the police drew plenty of netizen interest followed by censorship.
17 Oct 09 visit Chongqing Fisherman Buys Newspaper Ad To Thank Government A fisherman in Chongqing spent 100,000 yuan to purchase a full-page four-color newspaper ad to salute the anti-corruption campaign by the city government.
16 Oct 09 visit Should The White Haired Girl Marry The Evil Landlord? When a female university student said yes, a cultural debate ensues about social values, human dignity, freedom of choice, etc.
13 Oct 09 visit The Case Of Zhou Yongjun Western media coverage of the case of Zhou Yongjun is complemented with Chinese-language reports about him.
11 Oct 09 visit A Hot And Spicy Rape Case A Sichuan woman pretended to be a police officer and posted the details of a rape case on the Internet in a mocking manner. She is now in legal trouble with the real police.
08 Oct 09 visit On the "Complete Uselessness" of Democracy Translations of two essays: one about the "complete uselessness" of democracy and another rebuts it for being "neither here nor there."
26 Sep 09 visit Zhu Rongji and the Three Female Reporters Southern Weekend interviewed three female reporters who covered the senior Chinese government leaders and asked them for the past and present situations of reporting.
21 Sep 09 visit A Blogger Reflects On Blogging A continuously updated collection of random thoughts about blogging by this blogger.
17 Sep 09 visit Victims of Fishing Expeditions A white-collar driver in Shanghai picked up an ailing man who asked for a ride and was fined 10,000 yuan for operating an illegal taxi service. Chinese netizens reacted strongly against such entrapment tactics which sow social distrust.
13 Sep 09 visit More on the case of Yan Xiaoling Two Strait Metropolis Daily articles on the case of Yan Xiaoling, including about the netizens who are detained for making the Internet posts on the case.
09 Sep 09 visit Hong Kong Reporters versus "Shameless" Xinjiang Government Officials Xinjiang Government Information Office held a press conference to address the matter of Hong Kong reporters being assaulted last week.
07 Sep 09 visit Wal-Mart Workers Beat Customer To Death In Jiangxi province, a Chinese woman is stopped by five Wal-Mart employees after shopping for suspected shop-lifting. When she refused to cooperate with these five non-uniformed strangers, they beat her to death. Wal-Mart has made no comment more than...
05 Sep 09 visit The Legend Returns When a new version of the legendary online game Legend was released, players rebelled and paralyzed the game by standing at the city gates and blocking all other entrants.
27 Aug 09 visit These Photos Have Nothing To Do With News A newspaper photojournalist attempts to help a girl whom he met in Sichuan after the earthquake to open an online clothing store.
25 Aug 09 visit The Death of the Internet Addict Youth Deng Senshan Translation of the Southern Metropolis Daily article about the death of a young man at an Internet addict healing camping. This article got the editor fired from his job.

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