- Adam Minter of Shanghai Scrap says China's block of the New York Times does not matter as much as it once did.
- Chris Gill of Shanghai Eye says he has it from a reliable source that the HSK, the Chinese proficiency examination for foreigners will be scrapped in two years.
- Jenny Leung of China Digital Times interviews Qi Hanting, the student who founded the Anti-CNN website.
- The "Prince" incident: the story of a young man who laments online of how his family lost several billions in assets literally overnight and was left with "just a few million". Translation of the original post and netizen reactions by ChinaSmack.
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