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According to several media reports, Xinhua has come out and said that separatists and supporters of the Dalai Lama had "fabricated" a video showing Chinese police officers brutally beating Tibetans after last year's riots. Though Xinhua didn't explicitly state the video, it's probably this one. Google has said it doesn't know the reason for the block, but "We are looking into it and working to ensure that the service is restored as soon as possible." So... we guess we won't be getting the 'tube back until either Youtube takes down the videos or Google finds some way to filter specific content from China IPs. Great.
Yes, Youtube was blocked because of Tibet
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Hmm... it seems the official organs are passing gas again.
If the video were fake, would there be any problem letting others spot the fakery for themselves? By blocking Youtube, the censors are giving the video an air of authenticity.
Would it be too much for them to show the video on the news and point out the fake spots? Of course, those fake spots really would have to be fake then...
Can somebody please relay this message to Mr. Wen Jiabao:
"Nobody gives a f* sh*t of Tibet. Give us Youtube back, and we'll serve Dalai Lama's tartare at the dinner for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of wahtever"
What the hell happened to the Opposite End of China? Seems to have been pulled.
http://china.notspecial.org/
Does anyone really care about the "tube" in China? Last time I checked, there is 优酷, 土豆网, 56.com, all of which had a much bigger share of the China market.
Also, I did take a look at the video in question on youtube. It's a hodgepodge of old and made up videos, none of which have any relevance to events of the last few months.
Someone hasn't tried to find obscure Japanese 80s music videos (or anything indie).
And if it's really fake, why not expose it for the fake it is? Why hide it? Kind of like when someone put up an auction for a prototype iPhone on eBay and Apple demanded to have it pulled- that's pretty much the ultimate stamp of authenticity.
Chinese people are not into obscure Japanese 80s music videos, so I guess this is why youtube is not popular in China. It's not like there are plenty of other alternatives in China...
Well, the CCP has exposed the most recent video released by the Dalai goons as a fake, just like the other fakes that the Dalai goons have released (off the top of my head, fake imagery claiming CCP military masquerading as Tibetan monks during the 2008 March rioting in Tibet comes to mind [imagery taken from a movie set]).
It's telling that none of the western press have taken the CCP to task and have expert analysis on this video, just like the CCP claimed to have done. I can only think western press is not interested in the truth.
OK- youtube isn't popular amongst the Chinese, and the video is fake.
So why block it?
Hodgepodge? You mean documentary?
The uniforms in the 2008 portion of this film show the new PAP and police uniforms, reflecting the 2005 changes.
Therefore, that portion cannot be from the 1980s.
Because obviously there is more at play than an excuse to block the site. ;)
we can use proxy