A personal story by a Weibo netizen about an altercation with a Muslim man on the Bund in Shanghai has stirred wide debate on Chinese social media. The case has evoked both anti-Islamic sentiments and anger about censorship in the name of ‘ethnic unity.’ This is an article that we co-wrote for www.whatsonweibo.com Huge thanks to the wonderful Manya Koetse for her help and support in editing the article. Click here to read the rest of the article on whatsonweibo
A Chinese man running a small-scale website on which he sold VPN software has been sentenced to 9 months in prison. Weibo netizens take the man’s prosecution as another sign that authorities are stepping up their fight against software that allows people to browse websites that are blocked in China. This is an article that Miranda co-wrote for www.whatsonweibo.com Huge thanks to the wonderful Manya Koetse for her help and support in editing the article. Click here to read the rest of the article on whatsonweibo
It is a story that just keeps trending on Weibo; the separation between actor Wang Baoqiang and his estranged wife Ma Rong due to an illicit love affair with Wang’s manager Song Zhe. With Ma allegedly regretting the split and Song having been arrested for embezzlement, many netizens say that “justice has been served.” This is an article that we put together for www.whatsonweibo.com Huge thanks to the wonderful Manya Koetse for her help and support in editing the article. Click here to read the rest of the article on whatsonweibo
