'Occupy' Blocked In China, Joins Banned Search Terms On Microblog

[JayAtl]

The Occupy Wall Street movement has spread around the world in recent days. It has led to clashes with police in Melbourne, violence in Rome and massive protests. Protests in the U.S. have even shown hints of conflict in recent days.

China is watching developments carefully and doesn't want the movement to spread to its nation. An Occupy China Facebook page has already sprung up, along with other chatter on the topic.

The latest development: Chinese authorities have blocked phrases with the word 'Occupy' on the popular Chinese microblog Sina Weibo, China Digital Times reports.

"As a Chinese internet company, we will continue to abide by Chinese laws and regulations," a Sina spokesman said earlier this year.

The following phrases are among those blocked, per China Digital Times:

Occupy Beijing, Occupy Shanghai, Occupy Guangzhou, Occupy Xi'an, Occupy Chongqin, Occupy Tianjin, Occupy Urumqi, Occupy Lhasa, Occupy Changsha, Occupy Wuhan, Occupy Nanchang, Occupy Fuzhou, Occupy Nanjing, Occupy Dalian, Occupy Hangzhou, Occupy Harbin, Occupy Chengdu, Occupy Kunming, Occupy Hohhot, Occupy Haikou, Occupy Zhengzhou, Occupy Changchun, Occupy Shenyang, Occupy Xining, Occupy Lanzhou, Occupy Taiyuan, Occupy Yinchuan, Occupy Shijiazhuang, Occupy Jinan, Occupy Nanning

'Occupy' Blocked In China, Joins Banned Search Terms On Microblog

 

[Bl[i]tZ]

Every time I read about China I marvel at the joys of living in a free society.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

The OWS movement in China was organized by the far left Maoists.

At worst, CCP's right-wing faction would get overthrown, meanwhile its far left faction would get into power again.

 

[JayAtl]

Hmm I thought the chinese were showing solidarity with the occcupy wall street people? was there not an article about it posted here too- where china commented about US occupy wall street. and now they want to hide it from its citizens?

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

This is now the era of mass people movements, from the Middle East, to America and to Europe.

The Chinese government should respond to it, like how they responded to the recent mass protests in Dalian. By making compromises, and by showing that they value the concerns of the protestors.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Hmm I thought the chinese were showing solidarity with the occcupy wall street people? was there not an article about it posted here too- where china commented about US occupy wall street. and now they want to hide it from its citizens?

CCP is definitely more immune to the OWS than the US government, since the so-called OWS movement in China is actually the Maoist movement.

 

[Obambam]

Rather this than seeing more police brutality. Look at America, even the most developed and 'supposedly' best country in the world is resorting to brutality speaks volumes. Perhaps they are not so free afterall.

 

[oct605032048]

Don't know other places, but my home town is big city. You gotta need 20 million people to occupy it.

Maybe you can try occupy just the T3 of our airport.
From outside,

or From inside,

or at the entrance, where the land meets the sky,

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Don't know other places, but my home town is big city. You gotta need 20 million people to occupy it.

Actually, even the 6.4 event had some limited affection on the life of people, and this OWS is only a small protest movement.

 

[Huan]

Such wonderful pictures!!! That's it, can any of you Chinese PDF members find me a good night time or day time wallpaper of Shanghai and Beijing 2011 for me? My desktop resolution is wide-screen (1440x900) or (1680x1050) or (1 x 0.625 ratio).