" ...empowerment in a thousand tiny, everyday ways.
...
The government is reasonably tolerant of well-educated professionals online. But the farmers, upset about corrupt local officials, are serious activists, and they pose a real threat to Beijing; they staged 70,000 demonstrations in 2004, many of which the government violently suppressed.
now at least I know why your website was banned in China in 2002.
I remember when we had foreign diplomats, business leaders and interantional journalists on the island of Hainan for the Boao Forum for Asia- magically, we had access to BBC News website that week. Never mind we could pick up the TV signal from Hong Kong any time we wanted...
Nice, thanks.
" ...empowerment in a thousand tiny, everyday ways.
...
The government is reasonably tolerant of well-educated professionals online. But the farmers, upset about corrupt local officials, are serious activists, and they pose a real threat to Beijing; they staged 70,000 demonstrations in 2004, many of which the government violently suppressed.
...
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Posted by: Slice at April 28, 2006 11:26 AM
the book is on the table
Tivibbì
(ai lov iù!)
Posted by: ilcavatappi at April 30, 2006 5:44 AM
now at least I know why your website was banned in China in 2002.
I remember when we had foreign diplomats, business leaders and interantional journalists on the island of Hainan for the Boao Forum for Asia- magically, we had access to BBC News website that week. Never mind we could pick up the TV signal from Hong Kong any time we wanted...
Good article. Thanks for posting it.
~a
Posted by: amanda
at May 2, 2006 2:19 AM