In Taiwan, many are upset about the appearance of Internet slang in questions on the all-important college exam. Pinyin News explains what some mean, including ::>_<:: which represents someone crying, and reflects on how young people today might find that more relevant than classical Chinese.
Xujun Eberlein from Inside-out China blogs about a 18-year-old man Sun Zhongjie's act of chopping off his little finger off to protest against the Shanghai Traffic Management Bureau's “hook” on “black taxi driver”.
Roland Soong talks about the inward-looking character of both Hong Kong and Mainland bloggers and discusses the thesis on whether or not cross-border dialogue is possible.
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Reflections on Blogging with Fernando Flores
- Love to know if mr Fernando Flores stil giving workshops!?
And if so when and where?
Thanks
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