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China Detains Internet Essayist for Subversion

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. I for one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Welcome our new Chinese Communist overlords.

  2. Well this will be blamed by ellem · · Score: 0, Troll

    On Bush & Ashcroft somehow...

    hurry up tin-foil hatters figure out a way that this is America's fault.

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    1. Re:Well this will be blamed by eliza_effect · · Score: 0, Troll

      I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but it's pretty well documented that the US had quite a bit of influence in creating the modern Jihadi movement. Soviet-Afghani/CIA secret war, anyone?

      Read:
      http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805 062394/qid=1067635357/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-601471 7-4751045?v=glance&n=507846

  3. Re:Why is this news? by Carnildo · · Score: 1, Troll

    Do they have enough oil to get George W excited?

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  4. Re:At least China is better than America by genkael · · Score: 2, Troll

    And I thank (a God) if there is one that I do.

    We lead the world's technological revolution.

    Our government gives money and training to the poor to help them improve their lives. If they don't use it that way, it's not anyone elses' problem.

    We have on of the highest literacy rates in the world.

    We have saved the asses of every other major western country at one time or another (mostly WW II).

    Our short history and culture isn't by choice and was greatly influenced by much older culture. After all we were just colonies of the older western civilizations.

    Our government is one of the people, not the state (unlike China).

    You can actually become rich and powerful if you try.

    We have the RIAA and and DMCA protecting our "digital rights". Oh wait, they both suck.

    You're nothing but jealous.

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  5. Re:Why is this news? by mios · · Score: 0, Troll

    No ... the US gov't doesn't kill you, they just leak your name to the people who really want to kill you ...