Blocked on weibo : what gets suppressed on China's version of Twitter (and why)

Ng, Jason Q. 1984- (author.).

Summary: Lists over one hundred words and phrases that are blocked on China's most popular social networking site, offering possible explanations as to why these terms are deemed so damaging or dangerous by the government.

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ISBN: 9781595588715 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 159558871X (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781595588852 (e-book)
Physical Description: print
xxix, 224 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Publisher: New York : The New Press, [2013]

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Introduction -- Author's Note -- 1. #government# #CCP# #politics# #nationalism# -- Jiang Zemin -- Eight Elders -- Liaison Office -- Coup d'état -- Shanghai Gang -- Operation Yellowbird -- Boycott Japanese goods / Boycott Carrefour -- Retired Emperor -- Princelings the New Left -- West Ujimqin -- Article 23 -- February Countercurrent -- Constitutional democracy -- Minority problem -- Red terror -- Snow lion flag -- New Western Hills Symposium -- The Union of Chinese Nationalists -- 2. #dissent# #censorship# #justice# -- 50 Cent Party -- The Four Gentlemen -- Over the Great Firewall -- Ultrasurf -- Combining Cyrillic Millions -- WikiLeaks -- State Council Information Office -- Democracy Wall -- Goddess of Democracy -- Pangu -- Victoria -- May 35 -- Green Dam Girl -- criminalization of speech -- constitutional court -- April 26 editorial -- Internet commentators -- Internet monitoring -- 3. #sex# #drugs# #immorality# -- One-night stand -- Rare beauty -- Partner swapping -- Sexual intercourse -- Meow / tits -- Mark Six -- Dew point -- Aphrodisiac -- Foot fetish -- Nude photograph -- Without hair -- Panty hose -- People eat people -- Lesbian -- Seven deadly sins -- Incest -- Marijuana -- Demerol -- Roofied -- Inject -- 4. #people# -- Xu Qinxian -- Jiang Yanyong -- Wen Yunsong -- Liu Binyan -- Peng Liyuan -- Fang Lizhi -- Ma Mingxin -- Liu Di -- Wu Yi -- Dinh Bo Linh -- Feng Zhenghu -- Kim Lee -- Zhang Xiaoyu -- Sun Myung Moon -- Wang Wenyi -- Fei Xiaotong -- Lei Jieqiong -- Jimmy Lai -- Milarepa -- Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme --