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China Detains Internet Essayist for Subversion

Posted by Cliff on from the watching-what-you-say dept.

romcabrera writes: "Reuters reports that 'Chinese authorities have detained a civil servant, whose essays are banned by Beijing on the Internet, on charges of subversion'. According to the article, China has created a special Internet Police Force which 'blocks some foreign sites and shuts down domestic sites posting politically incorrect fare'."

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  1. Well done China by KDan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Gotta have respect for a country which managed to take the best of both worlds. They got totalitarianism from communism, and greedy corporations from capitalism. w00t! Well done!

    Daniel

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    Carpe Diem
  2. Sssshhhh!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't give Ashcroft, Cheney and Bush anymore ideas for Patriot Act II....

  3. That's what you get... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...for posting pictures of some of some of China's prominent loading docks to your blog.

  4. You know you're a geek when... by The+Pi-Guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    You read subversion and think of the version control system.

    pi

  5. .."administrate and maintain order".. by burgburgburg · · Score: 1, Funny
    Can't you just see Ashcroft drooling at the possibilities? As he sits in a darkened room illuminated only by 1000 little monitors constantly shifting back and forth with the views of tens of thousands of video surveillance cameras around the country, as the muted audio from hundreds of roving wiretaps fills the air, can't you just see him leaping to his feet from his crouched position on the cold marble floor and screaming YES!.

    Well, I can. I've got a secret surveillance camera watching him right now.

  6. Should Have Used CVS by N8F8 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Everyone knows commies prefer CVS over Subversion!

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    "God fights on the side with the best artillery." - Napoleon, Marshal of France - speaking truth to power
  7. Re:These guys mean business... by TheMidget · · Score: 2, Funny
    Good to know. Just put the following line into my /etc/mail/access file:

    From:cn ERROR:"550 Support Falun Gong!"