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Tom Lasseter

Private eyes are watching 'U'
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Private eyes are watching 'U'

Looking slowly around his own bedroom, the nervous Uighur man with hunched shoulders said he wasn't sure whether he could speak openly about the Chinese government. "Someone may be listening on the other side of any wall here," said Anwar, a 50-year-old shopkeeper who didn't want his last name made ...

Homecoming campaign tactics receive mixed reviews
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China's censorship of Internet still strong

As Arab governments from Bahrain to Yemen and the clerical rulers in Iran alike wrestle with how to get a grip on the Internet's role in spreading unrest, the Communist Party in Beijing has steadily applied one of the world's most sophisticated censorship programs. Instead of shutting down the Internet ...

In China, New Year's cartoon tests free speech
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In China, New Year's cartoon tests free speech

Wang Bo, the manager of a Beijing cartoon company, had a daring idea for a video greeting card to mark the Year of the Rabbit, which begins Thursday. He and his team produced a clip in which a world of rabbits suffers under authoritarian rulers (represented by tigers, the outgoing zodiac sign) who give ...

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