Keith B. Richburg reports in The Washington Post that labor unrest is spreading in China as more workers demand higher wages. He writes, “Various economists, labor experts and activists said there were many more strikes and work stoppages rolling across China…”
Blogging has become the free press of China. The Chinese have more Blogs than any nation on the earth.
On the river in Guilin, China (photo by Lloyd Lofthouse)
Resonance China, a China Social Media Agency, reports, “The numbers of bloggers…saw a huge jump in 2008. This is likely due to China’s internet hitting a critical point, combining social networks, with blog networks with portals, and politically charged events… The drive to express online is a central motivation for the Chinese. Due to China’s strong censorship and control of traditional media, the internet becomes a major destination to receive balanced views, see how others think and react to events…”
iLook China posts demonstrating how the Internet has given a voice to the Chinese appeared in Traveling to Xiamen, China and The Power of Public Debate in China. China may never have a Western/American political system but freedom of expression has arrived.
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Lloyd Lofthouse is the author of the award winning My Splendid Concubine and writes The Soulful Veteran and Crazy Normal.
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