China Great Fire Wall Censorship (2010)
Great Fire Wall, When Will China Open Up Internet?
Some issues on chinese censorship.
Some abbrevs used to get around:
- gcd = 共产党 gong communist dang (chinese communist party).
- gmd = 国民党 guo ming dang (chinese nationalist party, aka Kuomintang, kmg).
- gfw = great fire wall. (great wall of china + internet firewall; chinese internet censorship)
The abbrevs are interesting because they are a mixture of: english abbrev, Pinyin, pun.
For detail about gfw, see: Golden Shield Project.
Not related to censorship, but here's a simplified char i learned today: 拥护 = 擁護.
It would be great if chinese government would open up. Perhaps it is time to open up more?
Btw, if you are a typical american reading this: i do not support the stereotypical “freedom” and “human right” the US is condeming china, all over the mainstream presses. I consider them political propaganda. See:
- is USA Free Speech?
- NED Gives Money to China Liu Xiaobo (2010)
- Liu Xiaobo, Dalai Lama, Falun Gong, Nobel Peace Prize
(Thanks to http://fangzhzh.info/ for explaining the abbrevs.)