May 2008
Cisco internal memo: Chinese censorship and surveillance are "opportunities" - Boing Boing
by mbertier (via)The document is the first evidence that the networking giant has marketed its routers to China specifically as a tool of repression. It reinforces the double-edged role that Americans' technological ingenuity plays in the rest of the world.
August 2007
China Regulates Buddhist Reincarnation - Newsweek Beliefs - MSNBC.com
by mbertier (via)By barring any Buddhist monk living outside China from seeking reincarnation, the law effectively gives Chinese authorities the power to choose the next Dalai Lama
January 2007
Boing Boing: China vows to "purify the Internet"
by mbertier (via)"Maintain the initiative in opinion on the Internet and raise the level of guidance online," he said. "We must promote civilized running and use of the Internet and purify the Internet environment."
September 2006
Slashdot | China to Control Reports of Foreign News Agencies
by mbertierWhere a foreign news agency violates the Measures in one of the following manners, Xinhua News Agency shall give it a warning, demand rectification within a prescribed time limit, suspend its release of specified content, suspend or cancel its qualifications of a foreign news agency for releasing news and information in China, on the merits of each case.
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