Chinese Student Takes Aim, Literally, at Internet Regulator

The recent incident in which an anonymous student threw eggs and shoes at a computer scientist shows a growing frustration among youth regarding China’s stringent internet censorship regulations. It occurred at Wuhan University one of the prestigious universities in China located in central Hubei Province. Although the student fled the scene but according to his twitter post one of the shoes hit the intended target Mr. Fang Binxing who is regarded as the father of the “Great Firework” in China. Mr. Binxing was giving a lecture about internet security when it happened and had cut short his talk. Hours later there were postings on Chinese internet about the incident most of which were deleted by censors. But, some of the postings expressed supports for this brave student where one message saying that if the shoe thrower kicked out of the school, his/her company will hire him immediately. According to the local police officials the case is under investigation. In recent months, Chinese government has been vigilant of information on internet especially after revolutions started overthrowing regimes in North African nations. Follow more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/world/asia/20china.html?ref=asia


By: Namgyel Dorji