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Google Finally Leaves China
After two months of negotiation with the Chinese authorities, Google on Monday closed its Internet search service in China and began directing users in that country to its uncensored search engine in Hong Kong.
This move is a tentative attempt to circumvent the Beijing censorship without violating Chinese laws. However, the Chinese government seems angry [...]
Study Shows 1 in 10 Meals in China is Cooked with Illegal Cooking Oil
My wife and I used to have our dinners in restaurants because we simple do not have the time to come home after work and cook for ourselves. Lucky, we stopped doing that after our parents find out our dinner habits and strongly suggested to us that we should try to cook dinner at [...]
Chinese Happiest in Smaller Cities
I noticed this report from the China Daily:
The happiness index of people in Jiangsu, Sichuan, Fujian provinces and Chongqing municipality was found to be high, with half of families saying they were satisfied with family life, while people living in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen were not so lucky.
According to a survey conducted [...]
Contaminated Milk Resold in China
Most thought when the dairy products company Sanlu bankrupted and the chief culprits was sentenced to death in the wake of the 2008 melamine scandals, it was safe to trust the domestic dairy producers and that melamine would be no more.
Indeed, despite the initial fears and boycotts that almost ruined dairies, consumers have returned and [...]
Some Chinese Characters are Gender-Biased
A recent post on the popular Chinese forum Tianya has caused a sensation online. Author and lawyer Ye Mantian rallied against the structure of many vulgar Chinese characters as containing elements in reference to women.
Ye Mantian asked that such gender biased and often offensive characters are replaced with gender-neutral forms. For example, the character for [...]
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China to Ban Eating Cats and Dogs
Legislators are soliciting opinions on the draft of an animal abuse law according to China Daily.
According to the draft, individuals will be fined up to 5000 Yuan plus a detention within 15 days if the eat the meat of a dog or a cat; moreover, instituions can be fined 10,000-500,000 Yuan.
The law has been in [...]
Beijing Wants More Bikes on the Streets to Reduce Traffic and Air Pollution
The Beijing authorities are fighting congested roads and air pollution with old technology by adding more bicycles to the roads.
The government aims to increase the proportion of cyclists on road from the current 19.7 percent to 23 percent by 2015 for a clearer sky and less traffic jams.
According to the director of the Municipal Communications [...]
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Chinese Village Construct 15th Tallest Building
Huaxi village is a rural village in Jiangsu Province, China. Often regarded as the “No. 1 Village in China”, Huaxi is the richest village with average per capita income many times that of the national average.
Heralded by the central government as a successful example of a communist style commune, the transformation of Huaxi village was [...]
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China to Scan Text Messages for “Unhealthy” Contents
China Mobile customers in Shanghai and Beijing will have their texting service blocked after sending obscene messages according to China Daily.
China Mobile, one of the nation’s largest cellular providers, reported that text messages would automatically be scanned for “key words” provided by the police. Messages will be deemed “unhealthy” if they violate undisclosed criteria established [...]
I didn’t know making money was so easy (Student Rewarded for Finding Porn)
A college student in China who said his studies suffered after he discovered Internet porn has been awarded 10,000 yuan (1,466 dollars) for helping the government crack down on sexual content online.
The unidentified student at an unnamed college in northern Shanxi province reported 32 websites that contained pornography, winning a nationwide contest that has encouraged [...]