China tries to wipe Internet icon from Web

Mr_Spock

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Tue Aug-23-05 12:47 PM
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China tries to wipe Internet icon from Web

Edited on Tue Aug-23-05 12:48 PM by Mr_Spock

BEIJING (Reuters) - Floozie or role model, attention monger or free spirit? For months, China has been debating what to make of its latest Internet-born star, a young woman known nationwide as Furong Jiejie, aka Sister Furong.

She is seen as a pioneer pushing the boundaries of traditional media controls but in the process has become a target of government censors in the tightly controlled country.

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But when her cult status began to sweep the whole country, Beijing stepped in.

"They've cracked down on me," Sister Furong, a 28-year-old whose real name is Shi Hengxia, told Reuters.

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http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/08/23/china_tries_to_wipe_internet_icon_from_web/

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Well, she's kinda cute actually :D These people need to lighten up :D

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Hawkeye-X

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Tue Aug-23-05 12:55 PM
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1. More pictures would be great..

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Mr_Spock

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Tue Aug-23-05 01:02 PM
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3. I was thinking the same thing

Shameless thoughts :evilgrin:

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Mr_Spock

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Tue Aug-23-05 01:12 PM
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4. WARNING!! Chinese pornography contained within!!!

Edited on Tue Aug-23-05 01:13 PM by Mr_Spock

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I can't believe they allow such sexual material anywhere in the world!! ;)

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acmejack

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Tue Aug-23-05 01:00 PM
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2. Very restrictive filtering!

Coupled with a rather draconian set of laws! Internet Filtering in China in 2004-2005

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Mr_Spock

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Tue Aug-23-05 02:50 PM
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5. Tell me about it - I posted pictures above

Hardly something to get one's panties in a bunch over :)

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