by Kane Gao | Mar 14, 2018 | Allegravita Blog |
According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), announced yesterday, the Chinese government is creating an official committee for the standardization of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. The initiative is still in its...
by Kane Gao | Mar 10, 2018 | Allegravita Blog |
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China recently announced a structural change to the country’s domain name system. Here we are offering a quick translation and explanation of the announcement. Please rest assured that it...
by Kane Gao | Feb 14, 2018 | Allegravita Blog |
A whiff of spent gunpowder permeates the air. You wake up to a morning that seems to have undergone explosive detonations for 22 of the last 24 hours. Outside lies Beijing (or Shanghai, or Shenzhen, or Chongqing, or somewhere else, pick one that applies to your...
by Kane Gao | Sep 18, 2012 | Allegravita Blog |
Things have been quite interesting in China for the past few days. To catch up with what you’ve probably missed, just search for “Diaoyu Islands” or “Senkaku Islands”, and you will know what it’s all about in no time. Anyway, ownership over some uninhabited island...
by Kane Gao | Jul 20, 2012 | Allegravita Blog |
Today provides us with a fascinating look behind the curtain of Chinese media, its hidebound hierarchical system, and its approach to fact-checking. This short post concerns how an erroneous story published by a respected Chinese news source can blanket the Chinese...
