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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Shanghai Movie Night!

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Shanghai Movie Night!

CNR joins chinaSMACK in holding a Shanghai movie night to go watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as it opens in China. Limited discount seats available!

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chinaSMACK Smacked: Victim Of Denial of Service (DoS) Attack

chinaSMACK Smacked: Victim Of Denial of Service (DoS) Attack

chinaSMACK, a popular English language China blog, is suffering from a Denial of Service attack. Why? Who is behind it? Unhappy nationalistic Chinese hackers?

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Police States, Cyber Warfare, Bargaining, Life, & Street Racing

Police States, Cyber Warfare, Bargaining, Life, & Street Racing

CNR’s Weekly Review highlights some of the most interesting and can’t miss blog posts from the English China blogosphere. This week: May 9-15, 2009.

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Nanjing! Nanjing! Movie Excellent, Made Me Cry Like A Little Girl

Nanjing! Nanjing! Movie Excellent, Made Me Cry Like A Little Girl

A review of the 2009 Chinese film on the Nanjing Massacre that proved to be shocking as expected, but not the propaganda film that many foreigners feared.

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China Blog Guide: Ten Eclectic China Blogs You Should Follow

China Blog Guide: Ten Eclectic China Blogs You Should Follow

A list of 10 “atypical” English China blogs for when you’re tired of the “standard white-dude-in-china” blogs that always talk about current events, politics, media, business, commerce, and law.

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English China Blogs Increasingly Translate Chinese Forum Content

English China Blogs Increasingly Translate Chinese Forum Content

Since chinaSMACK popped into the scene, other English China blogs have increasingly copied its formula of translating Chinese discussion forum news and content.

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English China Blogs To Watch In 2009

English China Blogs To Watch In 2009

As 2008 winds down to its last gasping breaths here in China, I look forward to 2009 with a mixture of relief and anticipation. Relief because 2008 has arguably... 

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Jiong:  Chinese Internet is so 囧 these days

Jiong: Chinese Internet is so 囧 these days

I first came across the character 囧 (jiǒng / jiong3) on chinaSMACK and proudly sported a chinaSMACK t-shirt in Hong Kong to impress my friends and relatives... 

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Chinese Teen Beating & Humiliation Videos: Viral or Virus?

Chinese Teen Beating & Humiliation Videos: Viral or Virus?

2008 coined the Chinese internet meme: 很黄,很暴力 (“very yellow, very violent”). Despite roundly being used in the most humorous of situations,... 

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