About George Sun
Born in the 80s, I got my Master Degree in UK and am currently a journalist and columnist based in the capital of PR China. Besides my blogging, I write news comments for several Chinese websites and newspapers.
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December 11th, 2009
China: Government shuts down BitTorrent sites, netizens distressed
Chinese Internet users are scrabbling for downloads from BitTorrent (BT) websites following speculation that authorities will completely shut them down.
The largest BitTorrent websites in China like BTCHINA, VeryCD and the Garden of Eden have been closed down or ordered to delete all links to downloaded films or TV series in the past ...
August 7th, 2009
China: Prostitutes more trustworthy than government officials
A startling result of an online survey of more than 3,376 people published by Insight China magazine reveals that China's prostitutes are considered by some to be more trustworthy than its politicians, teachers and scientists!
The survey found that 7.9% of the respondents considered sex workers trustworthy, placing them third behind ...
July 28th, 2009
China: One-Child Policy Heading for a Revision
According to Time magazine, the one-child policy, a cornerstone of contemporary China, will be changed when word got out late last week that Shanghai was encouraging couples to have additional offspring.
For three decades, millions of Chinese parents have raised their only children under the strict prescriptions of China’s family planning ...
July 26th, 2009
China: Suspension of Electroshock for “Net Addiction”
The Chinese Ministry of Health recently announced that electroshock treatment for "internet addiction" should be suspended. The controversial electroshock therapies have recently been used by some Chinese clinics to cure symptoms of "addiction" to the internet in young people.
May 8th, 2008
China: EV71 outbreak in China sparks criticisms
While not bird flu related, the recent outbreak of HFMD (Hand Foot and Mouth Disease) in China gives us an opportunity to see how the Chinese government responds to an epidemic. During the weekend china issued a countrywide alert to control the disease as it is also ...
March 9th, 2008
China: Thoughts on bankruptcy of the last ‘Animal Farm’
Nanjie Village, the last "Animal Farm" in China, has been known by the Chinese as the ‘red billionaire village’ and ‘communism village’ until the recent revealment by newspapers that it has arrears around 1 billion yuan although it gradually changed its economic system years ago ...
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