Bunnies Hop the Great Firewall
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/innovation/2011/0225/1224290375860.html
The Chinese Government has censored what their citizens can browse on the internet. They have done this by creating a "Great Firewall". The firewall was created by Fang Binxing, the president of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. Fang has been receiving a lot of criticism over this firewall and has even had to shut down a blog that he created due to the hateful nature of some posts. The firewall was created to censor the 3 T's, which are Tibet, Tianeman Square, and Taiwan. The government has supposedly done this to reduce the likelihood of a rebellion.
The Article listed above is about a cartoon that was created about a bunny playing in a field. Since the Chinese year of the rabbit began February 3rd, the video looks like it is a tribute to this new year, according to the article. The article goes on to explain how the video turns out to be a revolutionary call to arms. This is an example of how the Chinese are starting to find ways around the firewall to get their message out.
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Blog Topic #5
International Fast Food
The image above shows the proportion of McDonald's restaurants that were open throughout the world in 2004. As you can see, the United States has by far the most with 45%. Globalization is occurring in the more developed countries throughout the world. This is why Europe, Japan, and Canada are also very large on this map. The countries that are the least developed almost not even shown on the map. This is shown by almost the whole African Continent. The size of the Country is almost a direct reflection of how developed the nation is. More Developed Countries are usually more susceptible to globalization. McDonald's is a global company, so the more of these restaurants a country has, the more developed or globalized it is.
The image above shows the proportion of McDonald's restaurants that were open throughout the world in 2004. As you can see, the United States has by far the most with 45%. Globalization is occurring in the more developed countries throughout the world. This is why Europe, Japan, and Canada are also very large on this map. The countries that are the least developed almost not even shown on the map. This is shown by almost the whole African Continent. The size of the Country is almost a direct reflection of how developed the nation is. More Developed Countries are usually more susceptible to globalization. McDonald's is a global company, so the more of these restaurants a country has, the more developed or globalized it is.
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