Category Archives: Zhong Guo, Middle Kingdom

CHINA Journalist tried for posting "alarmist" reports on foreign websites Reporters Without Borders voiced deep concern today about the current crackdown on independent reporters after Li Changqing, the former deputy editor of Fuzhou Daily, was tried yesterday on charges of publishing "fabricated" and "alarmist" reports on websites based abroad. No verdict was announced at theContinue reading “News: Journalist tried for posting “alarmist” reports on foreign websites”

Google launches censored version of its search-engine Reporters Without Borders today accused the Internet’s biggest search-engine, Google, of "hypocrisy" for its plan to launch a censured version of its product in China, meaning that the country’s Internet users would only be able to look up material approved of by the government and nothing about TibetContinue reading “News: Google launches censored version of its search-engine”

Google, the world’s biggest search engine, will team up with the world’s biggest censor, China, today with a service that it hopes will make it more attractive to the country’s 110 million online users. After holding out longer than any other major internet company, Google will effectively become another brick in the great firewall ofContinue reading “Backlash as Google shores up great firewall of China”

Published on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 by the New York Times   by Katherine Q. Seelye   The United States has tied with Myanmar, the former Burma, for sixth place among countries that are holding the most journalists behind bars, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Each country is jailingContinue reading “News: China Ranks 1st in Detaining Journalists”

I recently did an email interview. Here are my answers. 1.    I read you’ve opened your blog on July first 2003, why have you begun and what’s your goal? I wanted to tell people about the democratic movement in Hong Kong. I just came home from the article 23 protest and started writing aboutContinue reading “Interview of Me.”

BEIJING – Authorities have surrounded and sealed off a village in southern China where police fatally shot protesters in a dispute over land use this week, villagers said Friday. Thousands of people took part in Tuesday’s demonstration in Dongzhou, a village in Guangdong province, international rights groups said. They were anger over plans to constructContinue reading “News: Chinese Village Surrounded After Shootings”

5 December 2005   Journalist does forced labour while Prime Minister Wen Jiabao signs contracts in France As Chinese Prime Minister Wen continued a four-day visit to France that began yesterday, Reporters Without Borders today said it has confirmed that journalist Shi Tao, who is serving a 10-year-prison sentence, is having to do forced labourContinue reading “News: Journalist does forced labour while Prime Minister Wen Jiabao signs contracts in France”

Zhong Guo I was at dinner three weeks ago and someone said, "I think the way China goes about opening up is the right way." I felt so angry but I didn’t say a word. I don’t know why I didn’t say "Oh, putting thousands of people in jail for speaking their thoughts is theContinue reading “News: A list aids China’s political prisoners”

Zhong Guo The Guardian News Paper Talks about the man that information provided by yahoo! got jailed for ten years. This year, the Committee to Protect Journalists will present one of its International Press Freedom Awards to Shi Tao, a Chinese journalist and poet currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for "leaking state secrets abroad".Continue reading “Jailed Journalist Shi Tao: The Man Behind the Story”

Zhong Guo 25 North American, European, and Australian funds plus other organizations representing 21 billion dollars worth of investment has affirmed their commitment to freedom of information on the internet in China. To me, this is one of the biggest steps towards improving internet freedom in China that has happened so far. Instead of directlyContinue reading “25 International investment funds affirm commitment to freedom of expression.”