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08.10.15China TV Anchor Bi Fujian to be Punished for Mao Insult
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He committed "a serious violation of political discipline" mocking the man who led the Cultural Revolution and sparked a crippling famine.
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12.10.13IKEA Toy Wolf Becomes Unlikely Anti-Government Symbol In Hong Kong
Huffington Post
An IKEA toy wolf whose name in Cantonese, Lo Mo Sai, sounds like the offensive phrase "mom’s c***," was thrown at Hong Kong’s chief executive, Leung Chun-ying on Sunday. "Throw Lo Mo Sai" in Cantonese sounds like "f*** your...
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11.28.12How Onion Spoof Slipped Past China's Humor-challenged Great Firewall
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A spoof article about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un being the sexiest man alive ended up a real news item in China as a result of Chinese whispers in the digital age.
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09.05.12Chinese Writer on Honest, Generous, “Foolish” Americans
I’ve already been in the U.S. for a long time. I regret that choice. We’ve been [fooled] by Western media the whole time, making us think that the U.S. is a modernized country. Harboring hopes of studying American modern science in order to serve my...