Having followed the Wenzhou ‘7.23 incident’ on Weibo from when the first calls for help were posted, and through the ongoing heated public debate over the last two weeks, I asked some Chinese Weibo users based in the UK what they though about the role of Weibo in this incident and more broadly in China [...] Continue reading →

According to a recent CNN report it is clear that netizens in China are becoming critical of not just the scandal-plagued railway ministry but also of the flaws of the political system. Beyond the anger are the issues actually being addressed? There are such great pressures on city life in China and so little space [...] Continue reading →