China restricts news, discussion of Egypt unrest: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110131/tc_afp/chinaegyptunrestpoliticsinternetmediacensor
Can't say that this is entirely true as I am posting this from inside China, and as you can see, I have access to this yahoo news story. In fact, I have had free access to all the news yahoo has published about the Egyptian people's protest.
I have also been able to read similar stories in the China Daily, China's official English newspaper. The above story would also have you believe that searches are censored, but I have been able to run a search on Yahoo and Baidu both.
Of course, I am only able to speak for my area of China which is Zhangjiagang, in the Jiangsu Province.
What I do find ironic is that I have to use a proxy to access this blog to write about the supposed censorship of the Egyptian protests. Go figure. And, as well as this blogsite, I cannot access my photos on Picasa at all times. Sometimes they are available, and sometimes not. Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube are never accessible without a proxy.
Funny place this China!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Today In China January 30 2011
Not much happening today. Many of the Chinese have traveled to their home cities for the upcoming Chinese New Year/Spring Festival. The supermarkets are always crowded and all of the decorations are available for sale such as the couplets and what I call the red lanterns. The couplets are Chinese sayings written on red banners that hang on each side of the door to express wishes for the coming new year. Here is a link that explains the holiday:http://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/holidays/spring-festival.html. Sorry, I am inside the great firewall and have to use a proxy to post this blog, so you may have to copy and past the link.
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