The New York Times' Jonathan Ansfield reported on Sunday that Chinese news websites have quietly implemented "secret government orders" requiring new users to register their true identities before they can post comments. His interviewees explained the... ...full story at RConversation
from RConversation on Mon, Sep 07 2009
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China Blue's "The Secret Arch" »
YouTube video "The Secret Arch"
Interactive sound installation
The Secret Arch is an interactive installation based on an architectural feature in Grand Central Station, New York. Users of the Secret Arch interact with it by recording their secrets into the arch on... |
| 07 Sep 09 |
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State Council asks for real IDs when posting on the Internet » Danwei For the New York Times Jonathan Ansfield reports on new but seemingly ineffective Web regulations that may affect Internet regulations in the future: But in early August, without notification of a change, news portals like Sina, Netease, Sohu and... |
| 19 Oct 09 |
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Uneasy engagement » Danwei In The New York Times, Jonathan Ansfield and Steven Erlanger review reactions to China's official and unofficial participation in the Frankfurt Book Fair. Link picked by Danwei.org |
| 08 Sep 09 |
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China: New real-name requirement » Global Voices Rebecca MacKinnon from Rconversation discussed the implementation of real name registration in online discussion and pointed out that the system, started from South Korea, is becoming a global trend. |
| 05 Mar 09 |
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Party elders press for checks on China's Stimulus Plan » Danwei For The New York Times, Jonathan Ansfield reports on a letter sent to the top leadership from "a cluster of liberal Communist Party elders" concerning the perhaps sketchy stimulus package: "We very much endorse the central authorities' investment of 4... |
| 12 Oct 07 |
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Beijing's Mean Streets » China Law Blog Jonathan Ansfield is out with another piece on China and, as always, it is beautifully written. If you want to read about Beijing from the perspective of a real writer (real writers not only write well, they observe things we non real writers do not)... |
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