Jake Newby

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• Commented on Just how welcome are Uyghurs in their own country?
  “Sorry, your ethnic group can’t use the Internet.” No kidding. I just got back from two weeks in Xinjiang and the entire region is still under an internet blackout. All text messaging services have been blocked as well (though you...
• Commented on Global Battle of the Bands: It's a big ol' deal
  Careful, I'm welling up......
• Commented on Global Battle of the Bands: It's a big ol' deal
  oh, and 膨胀螺丝...
• Commented on Global Battle of the Bands: It's a big ol' deal
  I think Five Pence, K.E. and October Capricorn have all withdrawn. More info on the withdrawals and some other criticisms the competition has faced here...
• Commented on World Expo has Facebook page, Twitter
  I notice that @shanghaidaily is still tweeting away incidentally and theirs does seem like a genuine account...