Blog Topic #6

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.