BI Yantao (Mr.) is an independent observer, nonpartisan freelancer and communication professor based in mainland China. Born in Shandong Province in eastern China, Yantao received education in China, UK and Ireland. His major research areas are strategic communication, political communication and discourse analysis.
Born into a farmer family, BI Yantao holds the firm belief that China needs a stronger civil society to ensure an improved relationship between the government and the people, to combat bureaucracy and corruption. That is why in recent years Yantao has been making every effort to help empower the grassroots organizations in China.
BI Yantao deems that political communication studies can benefit both the elites and the grassroots. To impart the knowledge and techniques he has accumulated these years, Yantao has been working as Director of Center for Communication Studies, Hainan University, China, since he founded the Center December 2004.
To promote exchange and cooperation among communication researchers, BI Yantao established Daizong Meditation Room at the foot of Mt. Taishan in 2008. As the first non-profit research center of its kind in China, Daizong Meditation Room is designed to promote the political communication studies in China and advance the democratization of the socialist country. It is open to all interested researchers over the world, free of charge.
To verify and enahnce his expertise, Yantao has been active in different kinds of social movement. Prof. BI is now Director for Asian Affairs, Global Unification International (GUI), an NGO headquartered in Australia. In the meantime, he works as a consultant for several other entities.
As a consistent advocate of freedom of expression in China, Yantao is a diligent writer. He is a contributing author of Global Voices Online. Meanwhile, he writes for dozens of influential Chinese websites and journals. As of Februrary 2013 he has published 10 books and more than 500 articles in print media of mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, UK, USA, Canada and Germany.
"Mastery of effective communication techinues is a prerequisite to realize our targets at lower costs.”
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Friday, February 6, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
China's major English news websites
by BI Yantao, China
1. China Daily: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/
2. China's Web: http://www.china.org.cn/
3. Xinhua (English): http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/index.htm
4. CCTV English: http://english.cctv.com/index.shtml
5. People's Daily (English): http://english.people.com.cn/
6. Eastday (Shanghai): http://english.eastday.com/e/db/u1a4040423.html
1. China Daily: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/
2. China's Web: http://www.china.org.cn/
3. Xinhua (English): http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/index.htm
4. CCTV English: http://english.cctv.com/index.shtml
5. People's Daily (English): http://english.people.com.cn/
6. Eastday (Shanghai): http://english.eastday.com/e/db/u1a4040423.html
Monday, January 19, 2009
Rural Chinese woman attends Int’l conference
By Bi Yantao, China
An international conference on Struggle Against Sexism and Racism is to be held in London January 31 to February 8, 2009. More than 150 participants from 21 countries will attend it.
The 10-day conference consists of 5 five seminars to discuss respectively:
1. Grassroots Struggle Against Sexism and Racism: an International Comparison;
2. Our Debt to Haitians – the First to Abolish Slavery;
3. Rape and Prostitution – A Question of Consent;
4. Invest In Caring, Not Killing: Valuing the Work of Caring for People and the Planet;
5. Rediscovering Tanzania’s Ujamaa –Tribute to the Great Ntimbanjayo Millinga and the Ruvuma Development Association.
This conference is organized by Global Women Strike and International Women Count Network, two grassroots organizations which are headquartered in London.
The organizers say, “Mothers who produce all the workers of the world are not considered contributors to the economy and must fight for every penny to feed families. Some are fighting to survive floods, droughts or other climate catastrophes. Others are separated from their children. Domestic workers who produce time for others are marginalized and exploited. Rural workers who grow the food we eat are the most neglected”.
Invited by International Women Count Network, Miss Wang Shumei, a rural woman from mainland China, will attend this international gathering. She will introduce the effect of China’s reform and opening-up on its rural political, economic and social ecology. Wang Shu Mei will exchange experiences with grassroots women from other countries. On her return, she will be reporting back on these common concerns.
It is noticeable that this international event will be staged at the Venezuelan Embassy in London.
An international conference on Struggle Against Sexism and Racism is to be held in London January 31 to February 8, 2009. More than 150 participants from 21 countries will attend it.
The 10-day conference consists of 5 five seminars to discuss respectively:
1. Grassroots Struggle Against Sexism and Racism: an International Comparison;
2. Our Debt to Haitians – the First to Abolish Slavery;
3. Rape and Prostitution – A Question of Consent;
4. Invest In Caring, Not Killing: Valuing the Work of Caring for People and the Planet;
5. Rediscovering Tanzania’s Ujamaa –Tribute to the Great Ntimbanjayo Millinga and the Ruvuma Development Association.
This conference is organized by Global Women Strike and International Women Count Network, two grassroots organizations which are headquartered in London.
The organizers say, “Mothers who produce all the workers of the world are not considered contributors to the economy and must fight for every penny to feed families. Some are fighting to survive floods, droughts or other climate catastrophes. Others are separated from their children. Domestic workers who produce time for others are marginalized and exploited. Rural workers who grow the food we eat are the most neglected”.
Invited by International Women Count Network, Miss Wang Shumei, a rural woman from mainland China, will attend this international gathering. She will introduce the effect of China’s reform and opening-up on its rural political, economic and social ecology. Wang Shu Mei will exchange experiences with grassroots women from other countries. On her return, she will be reporting back on these common concerns.
It is noticeable that this international event will be staged at the Venezuelan Embassy in London.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
How do you rate the legitimacy of the current Chinese regime?
It will take you one click:
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark?pollID=1092468&sparkKey=51dca03f235eb8cb2b1b4efa5cc2199ab0
Thank you for your help!
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark?pollID=1092468&sparkKey=51dca03f235eb8cb2b1b4efa5cc2199ab0
Thank you for your help!
Friday, December 19, 2008
China: Teachers Strikes Spread Nationwide
By BI Yantao, China
Since this October on, teachers in Sichuan, Chongqing, Inner Mongolia, Shannxi, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Shandong, Guangdong, Heilongjiang, Fujian, Liaoning went on strike, demanding a salary raise. The governments across China are on guard at the moment.
Since this October on, teachers in Sichuan, Chongqing, Inner Mongolia, Shannxi, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Shandong, Guangdong, Heilongjiang, Fujian, Liaoning went on strike, demanding a salary raise. The governments across China are on guard at the moment.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Truth About China's Civil Society
by BI Yantao, China
China is at a critical intersection. As a communication researcher, I am sure it is the high time to stand up and take whatever responsibility I can.
To a great extent, China's future will be shaped by its civil society. But what is the true situations China's civil society is trapped in? What are their hardships and expectations? What roles and functions should the civil society perform in China's development? How should China's current policies regarding the civil society be redesigned to ensure China's sustainable development?
To answer these questions, I am planning an independent research project from the perspective of political communication. My hypothesis is that China's civil society will grow at a greater pace in the near future, and that a stronger civil society will definitely speed up China's transition. I was hoping to travel around China to interview activists, academics, newsworkers and politicians, focusing on China's policies regarding NGOs, religion, minorities, news media, etc. , and on the interactions between the political society and the civil society in China.
If everything goes well, my project will start before this Chinese New Year. I am ready to take any unavoidable risk.
If you are interested in this project, if you are hoping to join us in any possible form , if you are willing to offer me any kind of assistance, please don't hesitate to contact me via bytaishan@sina.com.
China is at a critical intersection. As a communication researcher, I am sure it is the high time to stand up and take whatever responsibility I can.
To a great extent, China's future will be shaped by its civil society. But what is the true situations China's civil society is trapped in? What are their hardships and expectations? What roles and functions should the civil society perform in China's development? How should China's current policies regarding the civil society be redesigned to ensure China's sustainable development?
To answer these questions, I am planning an independent research project from the perspective of political communication. My hypothesis is that China's civil society will grow at a greater pace in the near future, and that a stronger civil society will definitely speed up China's transition. I was hoping to travel around China to interview activists, academics, newsworkers and politicians, focusing on China's policies regarding NGOs, religion, minorities, news media, etc. , and on the interactions between the political society and the civil society in China.
If everything goes well, my project will start before this Chinese New Year. I am ready to take any unavoidable risk.
If you are interested in this project, if you are hoping to join us in any possible form , if you are willing to offer me any kind of assistance, please don't hesitate to contact me via bytaishan@sina.com.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The political legitimacy in contemporary China
by BI Yantao, China
According to Alan R. Kluver, “Political legitimacy is the perceived convergence of legal and moral authority to rule a nation.” It is “the extent to which the populace views the rulers as deserving of that authority.” Methodologically, it is necessary to classify legitimacy into two types: internal legitimacy (IL) and external legitimacy (EL). In some cases, IL and EL are not consistent to each other. Take China for example. Many Westerners hold firmly the belief that the Chinese government is suffering from such a legitimacy crisis that it will collapse sooner or later. To a great extent, this perception justifies D. McGregor’s approach to the factor of the wishful thinking in the making of prediction: “Unguided by objective evidence, most people will make their prediction in accordance with their subjective preference”. Although the legitimacy of the Chinese government has been eroding these years, it has not declined to such an extent as many Westerners estimated. This essay tries to identify the major variables that contribute to the discrepancy between IL and EL of the Chinese government, mainly by questionnaires and in-depth interviews. My speculation is that the Chinese people residing in the Chinese mainland base their judgments on firstly, social interaction, secondly, personal experiences, and thirdly, new media, while people outside China make their judgments based on firstly, mass media, secondly, social interaction, and thirdly, personal experiences. This essay also discusses the interaction between IL and EL.
(This abstract was submitted to an European conference on China.)
According to Alan R. Kluver, “Political legitimacy is the perceived convergence of legal and moral authority to rule a nation.” It is “the extent to which the populace views the rulers as deserving of that authority.” Methodologically, it is necessary to classify legitimacy into two types: internal legitimacy (IL) and external legitimacy (EL). In some cases, IL and EL are not consistent to each other. Take China for example. Many Westerners hold firmly the belief that the Chinese government is suffering from such a legitimacy crisis that it will collapse sooner or later. To a great extent, this perception justifies D. McGregor’s approach to the factor of the wishful thinking in the making of prediction: “Unguided by objective evidence, most people will make their prediction in accordance with their subjective preference”. Although the legitimacy of the Chinese government has been eroding these years, it has not declined to such an extent as many Westerners estimated. This essay tries to identify the major variables that contribute to the discrepancy between IL and EL of the Chinese government, mainly by questionnaires and in-depth interviews. My speculation is that the Chinese people residing in the Chinese mainland base their judgments on firstly, social interaction, secondly, personal experiences, and thirdly, new media, while people outside China make their judgments based on firstly, mass media, secondly, social interaction, and thirdly, personal experiences. This essay also discusses the interaction between IL and EL.
(This abstract was submitted to an European conference on China.)
Snapshot of Yan Xiaofeng
by BI Yantao, China
Mr. YAN Xiaofeng (闫肖锋), born 1963 in Beijing, now works as Writer-at-large of New Weekly (《新周刊》）published in Guangdong Province in south China.
Educated at Qinghua University and Peking University, Yan Xiaofeng is particularly interested in globalization and cultural transmission. Trained by his supervisor Mr. FEI Xiaotong (费孝通), Mr. Yan is good at analyzing social tendencies.
Yan Xiaofeng once worked for China’s State Commission for Economic Reconstruction, Peking University, Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences, Guangzhou Economic Development District Administration Committee of Guangzhou Municipal Government, and New Weekly Magazine. He is a long-standing consultant of Guangzhou Blue Cre Ad China, one of the top ten advertising companies in China.
As a writer at large, Mr. Yan has published countless articles, essays, translations. Among the books he wrote and edited, I am especially interested in Agenda Manufacture: Sociology of New Weekly and Crossover.
Mr. YAN Xiaofeng (闫肖锋), born 1963 in Beijing, now works as Writer-at-large of New Weekly (《新周刊》）published in Guangdong Province in south China.
Educated at Qinghua University and Peking University, Yan Xiaofeng is particularly interested in globalization and cultural transmission. Trained by his supervisor Mr. FEI Xiaotong (费孝通), Mr. Yan is good at analyzing social tendencies.
Yan Xiaofeng once worked for China’s State Commission for Economic Reconstruction, Peking University, Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences, Guangzhou Economic Development District Administration Committee of Guangzhou Municipal Government, and New Weekly Magazine. He is a long-standing consultant of Guangzhou Blue Cre Ad China, one of the top ten advertising companies in China.
As a writer at large, Mr. Yan has published countless articles, essays, translations. Among the books he wrote and edited, I am especially interested in Agenda Manufacture: Sociology of New Weekly and Crossover.
Great! Access to RFI website resumed
by BI Yantao, China
This morning I successfully logged onto the official website of Radio France International (RFI), which was inaccessible for some time after the Beijing Olympics. I deem it a positive signal in terms of China's media policies.
Now, the websites of VOA, BBC, DW (Deutsche Welle or Voice of Germany) and RFI are all accessible here in Jinan, capital of Shandong Province, China.
Although I am well conscious that different degrees of media bias do exist in foreign reports about China, I still believe free access to these websites will bring more benefits than harms to China. Disagreements in opinions and stances are natural. Furthermore, causes for media bias are quite complicated.
This morning I successfully logged onto the official website of Radio France International (RFI), which was inaccessible for some time after the Beijing Olympics. I deem it a positive signal in terms of China's media policies.
Now, the websites of VOA, BBC, DW (Deutsche Welle or Voice of Germany) and RFI are all accessible here in Jinan, capital of Shandong Province, China.
Although I am well conscious that different degrees of media bias do exist in foreign reports about China, I still believe free access to these websites will bring more benefits than harms to China. Disagreements in opinions and stances are natural. Furthermore, causes for media bias are quite complicated.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Wordpress not workable in China
by BI Yantao, China
I have succeeded in opening an account at wordpress.com, and I am able to view its blogs, but I am unable to post any article or manage my account. I have tried again and again, but every time it turns out frustrating me.
I am wondering what is wrong with it.
I have succeeded in opening an account at wordpress.com, and I am able to view its blogs, but I am unable to post any article or manage my account. I have tried again and again, but every time it turns out frustrating me.
I am wondering what is wrong with it.
BBC: Internet Freedoms in China
Bi Yantao contributed this written piece for the BBC Your Story project . These are his own personal views. He is a communication researcher based in China.
China's websites are beginning to impose the long debated true-name registration policy, which I believe will frustrate an increasing number of netizens in China.
Early this morning, I tried to register with the Tianya Community website, one of the most popular websites in China.
I am required to activate my account to be qualified to post. To activate my account, I have to obtain a Tianya code through my mobile phone, or by my own Tianya email. But to apply for a Tianya email account, I have to provide my true name and birth date.
In China all mobile phone users are already required to register with their real names. Tianya website has effectively adopted the controversial true-name registration system.
On the registration page the Tianya website explains these new measures are designed to stop illegal, nasty and harassing information. On these points I understand and support Tianya, but there is another side to the story. I am more concerned to what extent the new requirements will restrain critical voices, and how many websites will follow suit.
So far I am not clear how these new techniques help build China into a harmonious society.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/interact/2008/11/081114_yourstory_chinainternet.shtml
China's websites are beginning to impose the long debated true-name registration policy, which I believe will frustrate an increasing number of netizens in China.
Early this morning, I tried to register with the Tianya Community website, one of the most popular websites in China.
I am required to activate my account to be qualified to post. To activate my account, I have to obtain a Tianya code through my mobile phone, or by my own Tianya email. But to apply for a Tianya email account, I have to provide my true name and birth date.
In China all mobile phone users are already required to register with their real names. Tianya website has effectively adopted the controversial true-name registration system.
On the registration page the Tianya website explains these new measures are designed to stop illegal, nasty and harassing information. On these points I understand and support Tianya, but there is another side to the story. I am more concerned to what extent the new requirements will restrain critical voices, and how many websites will follow suit.
So far I am not clear how these new techniques help build China into a harmonious society.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/interact/2008/11/081114_yourstory_chinainternet.shtml
Yin Zhisheng, a grassroots thinker in China
by BI Yantao, China
Mr. Yin Zhisheng (殷之声) , who passed away in 1999, is appraised as a grassroots thinker in China. I got to know him via his wife Ms. Liu Zhen (刘真）, a good friend of my friend and teacher Yue Jianyi （岳建一）.
To be honest, I knew little about Mr. Yin and his family before I read some articles at a blogosphere designed to commemorate Mr. Yin Zhisheng. I am moved by his candid writings and his love for truth.
For more information about Mr. Yin Zhisheng and his family, please log onto http://blog.sina.com.cn/yinzhishengjinianwenxuan .
Mr. Yin Zhisheng (殷之声) , who passed away in 1999, is appraised as a grassroots thinker in China. I got to know him via his wife Ms. Liu Zhen (刘真）, a good friend of my friend and teacher Yue Jianyi （岳建一）.
To be honest, I knew little about Mr. Yin and his family before I read some articles at a blogosphere designed to commemorate Mr. Yin Zhisheng. I am moved by his candid writings and his love for truth.
For more information about Mr. Yin Zhisheng and his family, please log onto http://blog.sina.com.cn/yinzhishengjinianwenxuan .
Friday, November 14, 2008
Tombstone to 36 million people
by BI Yantao, China
Yang Jisheng (杨继绳), a former veteran reporter of Xinhua News Agency, has published a book this May in Hong Kong, entitled Tombstone:Archives of the Great Chinese Famine in 1960s (墓碑──中国60年代大饥荒纪实), to commemorate the 36 million people who died of hunger during "the Great Leap Forward" (1958-1960) in China.
Yang's Tombstone was published this year by Cosmos Books (Tian Di Tu Shu), a Hong Kong-based press.
Yang Jisheng (杨继绳), a former veteran reporter of Xinhua News Agency, has published a book this May in Hong Kong, entitled Tombstone:Archives of the Great Chinese Famine in 1960s (墓碑──中国60年代大饥荒纪实), to commemorate the 36 million people who died of hunger during "the Great Leap Forward" (1958-1960) in China.
Yang's Tombstone was published this year by Cosmos Books (Tian Di Tu Shu), a Hong Kong-based press.
Detaining of Chen Shui-bian
by BI Yantao, China
A Guangming Observer （光明观察）contributor Xu Xunlei （徐迅雷）argues Nov. 14 the detaining of Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan's former "president", is an end to Taiwan's shame.
Earlier this week, He Jingkai (何京锴) advocates the detaining of Chen Shui-bian should trigger reflections on Taiwan's democracy.
On Nov.13, an article at huanqiu.com （环球网）claims the detaining of Chen Shui-bian is a heavy hit on those pro-independent (deep green) forces in Taiwan.
A Guangming Observer （光明观察）contributor Xu Xunlei （徐迅雷）argues Nov. 14 the detaining of Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan's former "president", is an end to Taiwan's shame.
Earlier this week, He Jingkai (何京锴) advocates the detaining of Chen Shui-bian should trigger reflections on Taiwan's democracy.
On Nov.13, an article at huanqiu.com （环球网）claims the detaining of Chen Shui-bian is a heavy hit on those pro-independent (deep green) forces in Taiwan.
BBC's Debate on China's Internet Freedoms
BBC website is hosting a debate on Internet Freedoms in China. Everybody is welcome to join it. Here is the link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/interact/2008/11/081114_yourstory_chinainternet.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/interact/2008/11/081114_yourstory_chinainternet.shtml
Why I Joined Global Voices Team?
by BI Yantao, China
I became a contributing author of Global Voices Online November 12, 2008 (GV localized time), and I feel good about it.
Currently, Global Voices (GV) has 104 contributing authors, from across the world. My search reveals only a few of them are from Greater China. I feel puzzled. China is the No. 1 in terms of population, and English teaching is a prosperous industry in China, but why are there only a few Chinese people writing for GV?
I believe one of the reasons is writing for GV yields no income. Most of the authors are volunteers, except the regional editors. As a PhD candidate, I don't receive any salary at the moment, but I feel satisfied with writing in English. I get many benefits from it, except money.
Here is my page at Global Voices Online: http://globalvoicesonline.org/author/yantao-bi/
I became a contributing author of Global Voices Online November 12, 2008 (GV localized time), and I feel good about it.
Currently, Global Voices (GV) has 104 contributing authors, from across the world. My search reveals only a few of them are from Greater China. I feel puzzled. China is the No. 1 in terms of population, and English teaching is a prosperous industry in China, but why are there only a few Chinese people writing for GV?
I believe one of the reasons is writing for GV yields no income. Most of the authors are volunteers, except the regional editors. As a PhD candidate, I don't receive any salary at the moment, but I feel satisfied with writing in English. I get many benefits from it, except money.
Here is my page at Global Voices Online: http://globalvoicesonline.org/author/yantao-bi/
China: a black business flourishes
by BI Yantao, China
In China, to publish an academic essay is extremely difficult for simply one reason: Too many people are compelled to publish essays to get promoted, to obtain a master or PhD, but the number of journals is miserably limited. Reluctantly, contributors have to pay certain sum of money to get their essays published. But demand still overwhelmingly exceeds supply. Therefore, a new type of brokers came into existence: they help polish, rewrite and publish essays for blind profits. Should journals charge so much money? Is it really an international practice for journals to charge the contributors? Academics debate heatedly. But a high-rank official openly supports charging the contributors.
(Originally published at Global Voices Online)
In China, to publish an academic essay is extremely difficult for simply one reason: Too many people are compelled to publish essays to get promoted, to obtain a master or PhD, but the number of journals is miserably limited. Reluctantly, contributors have to pay certain sum of money to get their essays published. But demand still overwhelmingly exceeds supply. Therefore, a new type of brokers came into existence: they help polish, rewrite and publish essays for blind profits. Should journals charge so much money? Is it really an international practice for journals to charge the contributors? Academics debate heatedly. But a high-rank official openly supports charging the contributors.
(Originally published at Global Voices Online)
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Nightwatch witnesses the conscience and insights of a Chinese professor
by Joan Bright, China
Nightwatch (http://nightwatchcn.blogspot.com/), taglined as The Conscience and Wisdom of A Chinese Professor, is an English blogospher by a Chinese communication professor. Launched on October 28, 2008 (Beijing time), nightwatch is developing at so great a pace that it is inaccessible in some areas of China.
Nightwatch (http://nightwatchcn.blogspot.com/), taglined as The Conscience and Wisdom of A Chinese Professor, is an English blogospher by a Chinese communication professor. Launched on October 28, 2008 (Beijing time), nightwatch is developing at so great a pace that it is inaccessible in some areas of China.
China: Does the secret “Fifty Cents Party” exist?
by BI Yantao, China
Wu Mao（五毛）is fifty cents or half yuan in Chinese currency. Wu Mao Dang (五毛党), or Fifty Cents Party, is a derogatory term applied to those pro-government bloggers who are suspected to receive fifty cents for every pro-party post. Does Wu Mao Dang really exist in China, as rumors say? A Chinese blogger took great pains to collect some evidence, but dlliushaokui at sina.com expressed his doubt about its existence.
(Originally posted at Global Voices Online)
Wu Mao（五毛）is fifty cents or half yuan in Chinese currency. Wu Mao Dang (五毛党), or Fifty Cents Party, is a derogatory term applied to those pro-government bloggers who are suspected to receive fifty cents for every pro-party post. Does Wu Mao Dang really exist in China, as rumors say? A Chinese blogger took great pains to collect some evidence, but dlliushaokui at sina.com expressed his doubt about its existence.
(Originally posted at Global Voices Online)
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Nightwatch is inaccessible in Beijing and Liaoning Province, China
by BI Yantao, China
Earlier this week, one of my friends told me nightwatch is not accessible in Beijing. This morning another friend of mine warned me nightwatch is probably blocked in Liaoning Province, China. I feel disappointed and concerned.
Afterwards I asked some of my friends to try logging onto nightwatch. Luckily, it is approachable now in Shandong Province and Hainan Province.
Why am I becoming more concerned about China? Because the blind or false patriotism is rampant in China.
As I have stressed in the preface to my latest book Reconstruct the World with Information, to be patriotic requires not only to be enthusiastic but also to be wise and strategic. To call a spade a spade, I love China more than any other self-proclaimed patriot. But to love China doesn't necessarily mean not to write critiques of China! That is the difference between true patriotism and false patriotism, which I feel definitely sure about.
Earlier this week, one of my friends told me nightwatch is not accessible in Beijing. This morning another friend of mine warned me nightwatch is probably blocked in Liaoning Province, China. I feel disappointed and concerned.
Afterwards I asked some of my friends to try logging onto nightwatch. Luckily, it is approachable now in Shandong Province and Hainan Province.
Why am I becoming more concerned about China? Because the blind or false patriotism is rampant in China.
As I have stressed in the preface to my latest book Reconstruct the World with Information, to be patriotic requires not only to be enthusiastic but also to be wise and strategic. To call a spade a spade, I love China more than any other self-proclaimed patriot. But to love China doesn't necessarily mean not to write critiques of China! That is the difference between true patriotism and false patriotism, which I feel definitely sure about.
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