Flaws in China’s economy mean tough times ahead
Shujie Yao says serious structural flaws in the Chinese economy mean the days of near-double-digit growth are over. The nation must now prepare for three years of hardship, which will be felt by the rest of the world. The world’s investors sift through the semantics of China‘s economic policy pronouncements with increasingly desperate optimism. As … Continue reading »
Chinese censors can’t hide deleted Weibo posts
A program developed at Hong Kong University recovers the politically sensitive blog posts that are removed from the Chinese version of Twitter by mainland officials. Mainland censors monitor the Chinese version of Twitter for politically sensitive posts and delete them but a university pilot project, WeiboScope, allows researchers to recover and analyse the deleted postings. … Continue reading »
Shanghai Metro advises women not to wear sexy clothes
Have mercy for sexual perverts. Do not wear sexy clothes or you may provoke sexual harassment! According to SCMP, Shanghai Metro tells women to “have self-respect” and not to wear sexy cloths in its microblog. It posts a photo of a young woman in a sheer dress on a subway platform and says, “Dressing like … Continue reading »
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Hiya,
I just nominated you for an award sunshine. Because…..:you inspire me. You can find details here; http://michaelbanak.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/inspiring-blog-award/
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