The Mud-Grass Horse Defeats the River Crabs

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The Mud-Grass Horse Defeats the River Crabs

Here's a fascinating article about internet censorship in China and how it's being thwarted by an off-color pun.

I think it's interesting how the censorship campaigns in China have claimed to be about getting rid of pornography, but actually resulted in silencing political dissent.

March 12, 2009 at 11:27 AM in CurrentAffairs | Permalink

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