China Media Project

Playing cat and mouse with China’s censors

Posted by Alice Xin Liu on May 8, 2012 in Alice Xin Liu, Bo Xilai, Censorship, Chen Guangcheng, China, China Media Project, Dawn Smith, Dawn Smith Brighton Michigan, human rights, Internet, RSS Syndicated Posts, Sina Weibo

The twists and turns in the fate of “barefoot lawyer” Chen Guangcheng have held all in its thrall. Despite the vigilance of web censors, China’s netizens — particularly its social media users — have found inventive new way…