Tag Archives: Weibo

Out of control gov’t official abuses power – a very generic post


On return from more than a week on the road, I caught up with my China news and found it all to be a bit…predictable. In response I’ve created the following template that seems to exist somewhere to save all … Continue reading

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Nothing to Say – The reading club hits a snag


There’s nothing to discuss this week about Ai Weiwei. The essays which Tom recommended we read — Aftershocks, Idiocy on a sunny day, and A world without honor — are absent from my Chinese version of the book. Yes, the … Continue reading

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Weibo has flown completely off the rails – Why is the rumor mill still spinning?


Last week Weibo was swept up in rumors of a completely imagined coup in Beijing (Yaxue covered the extent of the madness excellently). It seems that this week is bringing yet another wave of crazed speculation, again involving former star … Continue reading

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