My following article appears in the Amnesty International Australia’s Uncensor campaign about human rights in China:
China’s rapid growth is often forgotten when analysing the country’s human rights record, but these issues should not be ignored in the rush for super-power status, writes Antony Loewenstein. Read more »
540 million: Number of mobile phone users in China, with an increase of 44 million in the past six months.
30: The number of different animal penises on the menu at Guolizhuang, Beijing’s ‘penis emporium’. A yak’s costs about £15, while a tiger’s (which must be pre-ordered) will set you back £3,000. Read more »
How things have changed in China. The following article was written by the Daily Telegraph correspondent in Beijing in 1982:
An official Chinese newspaper yesterday published a letter from an irate railway worker complaining that too many advertisements featured attractive women with outstanding figures. Such “titillating illustrations” were very unsuitable, the worker said. Read more »
My following article appears in the Amnesty International Australia’s Uncensor campaign about human rights in China:
There are small signs that Chinese nationalism is being tempered by more thoughtful analysis of the motherland, writes Antony Loewenstein. Read more »
Jin Jung-kwon, lecturer in German studies at Chung-Ang University in Seoul:
“China seems to have no intention of making the Olympics a festival that people around the world can enjoy together.”
China, the Beijing Olympics, Tibet and corporate sponsorship are a toxic mix.
So where to from here, a Chinese blogger asks?
How things have changed in China. The following article was written by the Daily Telegraph correspondent in Beijing in 1982:
An official Chinese newspaper yesterday published a letter from an irate railway worker complaining that too many advertisements featured attractive women with outstanding figures. Such “titillating illustrations” were very unsuitable, the worker said. Read more »
First Google willingly signs up to assist the Chinese regime to censor the internet. Now, it’s possibly breached national security:
China is to investigate Google and other websites for allegedly breaching state secrecy laws and showing “illegal” maps of the country. Read more »
I'm in two minds about the Olympics and the politicisation of them this year. Read more »
Blogotariat is a platform to enhance the role of blog commentary and its growing influence on Mainstream Media and the political process – the great contest of ideas essential to a civil society. If you wish to contribute editorially or add your blog please use the Contact menu to send some info.
