I considered writing about the Great Firewall. I considered writing about how sites like Wikipedia, Blogger, YouTube, Feedburner--how all of 'em were subject to being blocked or censored by China at some point over the past year.

But then I thought about how many Chinese voices have successfully circumvented the Wall in 2007. And I realized that's a much bigger story. Read more »

The Chinese are by far the best in the world at being numerous. The country has a near-infinite workforce which will naturally drive the economy for years to come. Also, Yao Ming can get voted an All Star starter every year by legions of Chinese fans, whether he's deserving or not. Yi Jianlian is likely not far behind. Such are the perks of being numerous. No surprises though, right?

How about this then? What if I told you China has one of the world's best and most efficient language translation networks that this world has ever seen. And the secret to it's success lies in numbers. Read more »

As it stands now, Baidu.com holds a little over 60 percent of the Chinese search market. Google is behind with about half that. But if I were a betting man, I would have to slap some money down on da Google.

Here are some reasons why I think so: Read more »

On the 70th Anniversary of the Nanjing massacre, the Chinese Internet is booming with a deafening demand that it not be forgotten.

Amid the echos, Chinese blogger Wang Jianshuo has said all that needs to be said with typical subtlety: Read more »

And just in time for Christmas too!

As a long-overdue part 2 (see part 1 here) in my effort to focus on people doing some good things in China, I'd like to introduce The Library Project. This is a non-profit organization that's been building libraries all over China for kids that need it. For anyone who writes about China on a regular basis, as I try to do, it's a pleasure to be able to spread the word about a project like this one.

It's ambitious. It's idealistic. And what's even more surprising, it's working. Read more »

 

Wyndham
Level:
Ireland

slockums
Level:

cvravishankar
Level:

mohammedyawer
Level:

clarejoan
Level:

Nantharuban
Level: