Internet Addiction in China
The first time I saw internet addiction officially announced as a problem among China’s youth was in an article about a December, 2006 report from the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League....
View ArticleScreens Along the Silk Road
In my ongoing quest to visit as many internet cafes in China as possible, I was on the lookout last week during our visit to Urumqi (aka: Wulumuqi), a city of about 3 million along the Silk Road in...
View ArticleTeam China
The China Daily, China’s largest state-run English language newspaper, led with a front page article on April 5, titled “People ‘sign up’ to slam media bias” and subtitled “Website attracts 1 m...
View ArticleChina’s Earthquake on TV and on the Internet
On Monday, May 12, at 2:28 pm, I was working at my desk on the 21st floor of the apartment building where we live in Beijing. Like many other people at that moment, I suddenly felt dizzy and...
View ArticleChina’s Earthquake on TV and on the Internet: Part II
I have continued to watch Chinese TV and monitor the internet since the earthquake happened, one week ago. Chinese TV has regained its footing and is back to being the voice of the government. The...
View ArticleDispatches and Data from China
Senior Research Fellow Deborah Fallows has been living in China for the past two years, sending us whimsical dispatches as well as in-depth reports about the impact of the internet on social life. When...
View ArticleWhat has China’s earthquake done to its internet?
People say the Chinese internet is mostly an entertainment network. But looking at what happened online during the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake reveals a Chinese internet with a depth and soul...
View ArticleChina’s earthquake and internet
People say the Chinese internet is mostly an entertainment network. But looking at what happened online during the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake reveals a Chinese internet with a depth and soul...
View ArticleNo Longer in the News, Earthquake Survivors Face a Painful Recovery
Senior Research Fellow Deborah Fallows has posted a new essay about the aftermath of the devastating May 12 earthquake in China: Media focus in China turned away weeks ago from the May 12 earthquake to...
View ArticleRural Internet Access (in China)
James Fallows has written a fascinating story about the power of blogging to educate rural Chinese children about the internet, “How the West Was Wired.” You can read his blog post or view a narrated...
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