Around the Blogosphere: Human flesh search engines, street art by handicapped beggar and fake mass incidents

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  • Sky Canaves of WSJ's China Journal tells us of the first lawsuit in China involving "human flesh search engines" whereby the plaintiff has been awarded damages.
  • Baidu, the search engine that's been accused of helping Sanlu censor negative websites in exchange for payment, has just announced a $15 million plan to improve its online video system by taking an 8.3 percent stake in the Chinese video platform operator UiTV, writes The Inquisitr.
  • ChinaSmack highlights a handicapped beggar's awesome sidewalk art on the streets of Guiyang.
  • EastSouthWestNorth posts a series of pictures of the latest mass incident in Changchun — turns out it was just a training exercise conducted by riot police.

Picture of art by handicapped Guiyang beggar from ChinaSmack

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