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I saw some foreign policy gurus on Twitter saying that the names of central party leaders are permanently blocked on Weibo, so as to prevent online discussion o

I saw some foreign policy gurus on Twitter saying that the names of central party leaders are permanently blocked on Weibo, so as to prevent online discussion of them. Which is really interesting.

tszming 14y ago
Just tried, the keyword "温家宝" is now being blocked in China Weibo [1], and only limited search results from Baidu [2]. [1] 根據相關法律法規和政策，“溫家寶”搜索結果未予顯示。 [2] 根据相关法律法规和政策，部分搜索结果未予显示。
w1ntermute 14y ago
Correct: Try searching for Wen Jiabao ("温家宝" in Chinese)[0] on Sina Weibo Search[1], and you get: > 根据相关法律法规和政策，“温家宝”搜索结果未予显示。 Google Translate for this gives: > In accordance with the relevant laws, regulations and policies, "Wen Jiabao search results are not displayed. Similar results can be observed with Mao Zedong (毛泽东), Jiang Zemin (江泽民), and Deng Xiaoping (邓小平), all past "Paramount Leaders"[5], as well as Hu Jintao (胡锦涛)[2], the current Paramount Leader, Xi Jinping (习近平)[6], rumored to be the next Paramount Leader. So is Wang Yang (汪洋)[4], the Guangdong Party Chief and likely a big shot in the next generation, alongside Xi Jinping. Bo Xilai (薄熙来)[3] and Wang Lijun (王立军), recently disgraced officials, are acceptable. Oddly, so is Hua Guofeng (华国锋), a Paramount Leader from the 70s and 80s. Edit: from Wikipedia[7]: > because of his insistence on continuing the Maoist line, he was himself outmaneuvered in December 1978 by Deng Xiaoping, a pragmatic reformer, who forced Hua into early retirement. As Hua faded into political obscurity, he continued to insist on the correctness of Maoist principles. He is remembered as a largely benign transitional figure in modern Chinese political history. Perhaps he is sort of seen as disgraced as well. 0: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wen_Jiabao http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wen_Jiabao 1: http://s.weibo.com/ http://s.weibo.com/ 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Jintao http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Jintao 3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Xilai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Xilai 4: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Yang_%28politician%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Yang_%28politician%29 5: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Leader http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Leader 6: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping 7: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hua_guofeng http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hua_guofeng
confluence 14y ago
If I was the Chinese - I'd just give him a codename like the CIA does with their assets. Then just change it every so often.
- justincormack 14y ago
  There is a lot of that eg see http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Mud_Horse http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Mud_Horse
songco 14y ago
Yes, sometimes not only their name, but their family name, which is very common Chinese character..so when you search some thing and include those word, you will get connection reset. You can't imagine some site like sourceforge and slideshare once blocked by gfw...
swaroop 14y ago
You should watch http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_anti_behind_the_great_firewall_of_china.html http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_anti_behind_the_great_firew...
- ttflee 14y ago
  Are TED and anti-Great-FireWall movement similar in that they are only shared by a relatively small number of elite youths?

I saw some foreign policy gurus on Twitter saying that the names of central party leaders are permanently blocked on Weibo, so as to prevent online discussion of them. Which is really interesting.

tszming 14y ago

Just tried, the keyword "温家宝" is now being blocked in China Weibo [1], and only limited search results from Baidu [2]. [1] 根據相關法律法規和政策，“溫家寶”搜索結果未予顯示。 [2] 根据相关法律法规和政策，部分搜索结果未予显示。

w1ntermute 14y ago

Correct: Try searching for Wen Jiabao ("温家宝" in Chinese)[0] on Sina Weibo Search[1], and you get: > 根据相关法律法规和政策，“温家宝”搜索结果未予显示。 Google Translate for this gives: > In accordance with the relevant laws, regulations and policies, "Wen Jiabao search results are not displayed. Similar results can be observed with Mao Zedong (毛泽东), Jiang Zemin (江泽民), and Deng Xiaoping (邓小平), all past "Paramount Leaders"[5], as well as Hu Jintao (胡锦涛)[2], the current Paramount Leader, Xi Jinping (习近平)[6], rumored to be the next Paramount Leader. So is Wang Yang (汪洋)[4], the Guangdong Party Chief and likely a big shot in the next generation, alongside Xi Jinping. Bo Xilai (薄熙来)[3] and Wang Lijun (王立军), recently disgraced officials, are acceptable. Oddly, so is Hua Guofeng (华国锋), a Paramount Leader from the 70s and 80s. Edit: from Wikipedia[7]: > because of his insistence on continuing the Maoist line, he was himself outmaneuvered in December 1978 by Deng Xiaoping, a pragmatic reformer, who forced Hua into early retirement. As Hua faded into political obscurity, he continued to insist on the correctness of Maoist principles. He is remembered as a largely benign transitional figure in modern Chinese political history. Perhaps he is sort of seen as disgraced as well. 0: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wen_Jiabao http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wen_Jiabao 1: http://s.weibo.com/ http://s.weibo.com/ 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Jintao http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Jintao 3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Xilai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Xilai 4: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Yang_%28politician%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Yang_%28politician%29 5: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Leader http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Leader 6: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping 7: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hua_guofeng http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hua_guofeng

confluence 14y ago

If I was the Chinese - I'd just give him a codename like the CIA does with their assets. Then just change it every so often.

justincormack 14y ago
There is a lot of that eg see http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Mud_Horse http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Mud_Horse

songco 14y ago

Yes, sometimes not only their name, but their family name, which is very common Chinese character..so when you search some thing and include those word, you will get connection reset. You can't imagine some site like sourceforge and slideshare once blocked by gfw...

swaroop 14y ago

You should watch http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_anti_behind_the_great_firewall_of_china.html http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_anti_behind_the_great_firew...

ttflee 14y ago
Are TED and anti-Great-FireWall movement similar in that they are only shared by a relatively small number of elite youths?