The art of China-watching is imprecise at best, and hardly deserves yet to be called Sinology. The explanation, or blame, for this often frustrating situation lies mainly with the way the Chinese conduct their affairs. To say the Chinese have a penchant for secrecy is almost an understatement.

"The Internet is a tidal wave that is going to be impossible for anyone to keep out," Twitter co-founder Evan Williams was quoted as saying during an event at SXSW in Austin, TX. "In places like China it is hard to say how long those firewalls will be able to hold up." more ›

So says a recent survey by Chinese tech blog Kenengba, who conducted a user survey that mapped the backgrounds of people in this country and asked them why they took all the trouble of trying to get around the GFW to churn out 140 word messages. He received about 1,000 responses. more ›