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China’s Largest Microblog Further Curbs Users With Rating System

IN A CONTINUING effort to suppress free speech on China's largest microblogging service known as Sina Weibo, the company announced that it is developing a credibility rating system to curb users who spread "false online information" that could pose "potential … Continue reading

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China Hosts Most Expensive Universiade Ever

AT A REPORTED cost of 300 billion yuan (US$47 billion), the Summer Universiade that just concluded in southern China has now become the most expensive Universiade ever.

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Beijing’s Party Secretary: Microblog Service Should Promote Socialism

WITH AS MANY as 200 million registered users roaming around China's microblogging service Sina Weibo, cultivating an environment of relatively freer speech, it's no surprise that Beijing couldn't keep quiet for long.

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Daughter Finds Mother After 100,000 Microblog Posts

AWAY FROM HER family, this 71-year-old Chinese woman has been shining shoes for passersby in a southern Chinese city for the past 20 years. Although living a modest life, one recent wish of hers has brought her to be the … Continue reading

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