China 2.0 in the making
Zuck, take note: We’re sure you might Like it. In the newest release of WeChat, it’s all about a little something to Like. You’ll know when you’ve upgraded when four screenfulls of Like-related stats...
Call it censorship — or the removal of coarse content. Or: “official-looking” accounts that do not actually belong to the Chinese government (or were unauthorised in the first place!). 50 WeChat public accounts were recently...
The city of Nanjing’s traffic police has announced a new service whereby, as of 01 January 2015, minor accidents (mostly those that do not involve deaths or injuries) can, in addition to being reported...
Here’s some “inspiration” to those in China still struggling with English: You don’t really have to learn English; Mark Zuckerberg’s ready to speak Chinese to those in the Middle Kingdom. True, the “shock effect”...
There are only two ways to look at the recent People’s Daily Weibo ranking of Chinese official Weibo accounts (in simplified Chinese):— Progress (minor!) has been made (mostly self-congratulatory) There remains a tonne of...
The Chinese supreme court, the Supreme People’s Court, issued on 09 October 2014 a new regulation which enters into effect on 10 October 2014. In it, the court has ruled has ruled (contents in...
The latest debate today on Weibo: Should China can the televised Spring Festival Gala? Here’s a debate you might want to think a little about… Since 1983, China has been celebrating Chinese New Year...
Ever tweeted at 00:00 01 Jan? We’re not even a hundred hours into the new year (2014) here in Beijing (a little less if you’re on the West Coast of the United States), and...
“Dear passengers.” That’s the default greeting you hear nationwide on China Railways (and also the title of a travel blog — that yours truly writes as well!) Imagine your blogger’s surprise, then, when he...
“Controlling content in Sina microblogs is a problem which is a very big headache.” There — we’ve tried our best at verbatim translation. On, of course, Chen Tong (陈彤), the head editor at Sina....
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