China Twits: How China’s Twitter users saved the world again
China’s Twitterati undoubtedly helped seal Chen Guangcheng’s fate this week. Here’s a round-up of some of the best ‘tweets’ that illuminated this daring story and […]
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Woman, died saving kids, was ‘only in it for the fame’
By HUO YUEYUESociety Correspondent FOSHAN (China Daily Show) – A blind pensioner whose selfless actions saved the lives of three children has been condemned as […]
Government critics offered rent-free accommodation by police
BY FA KEYUPolitics Correspondent BEIJING (China Daily Show) — “I used to share a dorm in a subterranean cave with fifteen others in Beijing’s Fengtai […]
Foreigner who came to China to find potential discovers he has none
By HUI JIAForeign Correspondent SHANGHAI (China Daily Show) — A foreign traveler who arrived in Shanghai two years ago, hoping to discover his untapped potential, […]
China cracks down on lame humor after lousy Mao joke gets Tweeter jailed
BEIJING (Agencies) — China has launched an official crackdown on poor-quality humour, after officials, apparently irritated at the lameness of a joke about Mao Zedong […]
Reports: More and more foreigners getting their feelings hurt
By Art Vandelay BEIJING – According to several Facebook reports, more and more foreigners in Beijing are getting their feelings hurt. Several passive-aggressive-sounding status alerts […]