Comments on: Chinese Blogger Slams Microsoft

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:38:54 +0000

Actually, this blog was powered by Blogger for the first two years, but I ran a script that would suck the entries off of its blogspot.com location and place them on a different server—one that was accessible from China. I did this purposely so my Chinese friends could read it.

I’m finding that WordPress is a much more powerful and convenient blogging tool than Blogger. And convenience means that I make entries more often. I am really happy with WordPress.

By: Tom Raftery

Tom Raftery — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:48:49 +0000

Good thing you chose WordPress then!

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 07:04:18 +0000

No, I wasn’t aware of that. Thanks. This is in addition to all of blogspot.com.

By: Tom Raftery

Tom Raftery — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:16:42 +0000

Darren,

I assume you have seen (or are aware of) Rebecca MacKinnon’s post on how China has blocked all Typepad blogs…

For more see http://rconversation.blogs.com/rconversation/2005/06/confirmed_all_t.html

Cheers,

Tom

By: chris

chris — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:40:21 +0000

ok, i think i gotcha there. i guess im not political enough to know (if theres such thing as being political enough). i DO know i need to know more of the issues

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:19:02 +0000

From the subject matter of the article, I wouldn’t say that there is a conspiracy building against China. But in general, the western media are very anti-China. In my own small way, despite writing about this news, I wish to have the rest of the world view China in a positive light. What we do know is that (1) there are no laws in China against using such words, even on the Internet, yet people are “removed” for criticizing the government, and (2) western businesses are kowtowing to the Chinese government and are providing technology that censors the Chinese people. Hence these so-called capitalist companies are undermining their democratic (or at least Enlightenment) values for the sake of profit, at the expense of the Chinese people. Ultimately, this is Imperialism and exploitation, not just hypocrisy.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 17:34:21 +0000

doncha think someone is setting up a conspiracy against china? i remember hearing this story on global last week on how anyone in china couldnt use some words, like freedom or democracy. i dont know. maybe its just me