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China vows new measures to censor Dalai Lama in Tibet

China vows new measures to censor Dalai Lama in Tibet

Tibetan party chief, Chen Quanguo, has promised to remove any trace of the Dalai Lama from television as well as the internet in order to curb the his influence in the sensitive Tibetan region. The Chinese government will take new measures in order to ensure that Tibetan citizens are not exposed to the so-called “splittist propaganda” including seizing illegal satellites, increasing internet filters and requiring that citizens register with their real names for internet and telephone.

The goal is to curb nationalist sentiment and unrest in the sensitive Tibetan region, from which the ruling Dalai Lama has been exiled since the 1959 rebellion against Chinese rule. China’s ruling party hopes that Tibetan’s, who celebrate the Dalai Lama and go to great lengths just to obtain pictures of him, will only see approved Chinese media.

Chen said that the party would, “Work hard to ensure that the voice and image of the party is heard and seen over the vast expanses (of Tibet) … and that the voice and image of the enemy forces and the Dalai clique are neither seen nor heard.” China has faced international condemnation for its historic and current human rights record in Tibet.

via Reuters

November 6, 2013 Comments are Disabled Read More
The Human Surveillance Network: China employs 2 million ‘internet opinion analysts’

The Human Surveillance Network: China employs 2 million ‘internet opinion analysts’

This magazine has written in the past of China’s use of paid shills, or wumao, to comment in favor of the government on online forums. Recent revelations however, have shown an immense initiative by the government to crack down on political dissidents and crack down on accusations of corruption and poor governance. On the advice of local think tanks, procedures have mandated a “four golden hours” period to react to accusations and viral anti-government opinion pieces.

The initiatve has, predictably, been met with intense hostility from the citizenship.

“Who pays their salaries?” one person asked. “They use taxpayers’ money to suppress taxpayers’ voices,” wrote another.

Many enounce these “public opinion analyst”, decrying the fact that a decrepyt, sleazy profession is being given the job security and status of highly coveted government jobs. Local Communisty Party propaganda departments however, continue to dish out large chunks of their budget to compromising the integrity of the online voice. Efforts to curb it among government circles have not been made.

via scmp

Is China’s online “monitoring” justified? Let us know in the comments section below.

October 3, 2013 Comments are Disabled Read More
Chinese fossil fuel dependence shrinks global lifespan by 3 years

Chinese fossil fuel dependence shrinks global lifespan by 3 years

As the international bastion of a coal-powered industrial network, China has long been the object of controversy for it’s record breaking amounts of per-capita pollution. A new study done by researchers from U.S, Chinese and Israeli academia have used data spanning multiple decades to conclude that the average life expectation of some 500 million Chinese citizens has dropped nearly 5.5 years since the 90′s as a result of coal burning.

Ambient air quality, however, is impacted globally and researchers estimate that the vast increase of particulare pollution has implications globally. According to calculations, long-term exposure to an increase of 100 micrograms of particulate pollution translates to a 3-year drop in life expectancy, no matter the country or time period.

The researchers in the initiative plan to use the results to aid in global environmental policy-making.

via Discover

July 12, 2013 Comments are Disabled Read More

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