Chinese capital to become first #PRC city to publish a #Gini coefficient; could reveal huge #inequalities in nominally #socialist metropolis—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) January 21, 2013
Parameters of speech changing rapidly under influence of microblogging sites such as #SinaWeibo; #CCP 'taking note' tinyurl.com/b3neq24—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) January 21, 2013
The internet is a whole new battleground, and let’s see if governments can ultimately control it. The Chinese are already severely limiting access to the outside world via the internet, but that is increasingly nonsensical for a high tech state. The new technology allows new ways to find freedom to dissent and hold governments to account. Different rules apply, though we’re yet to find out what they might be.