Since the closure of Bullog.cn on 9 January 2008, many Chinese bloggers have written about the incident and have paid tribute to this blog portal. There is a reasonably complete collection of these articles at the GWF Blog.
The owner of Bullog.cn Luo Yonghao has eventually given his account of the story. He seems to be optimistic that Bullog.cn will reopen in the near future, even though he is not ruling out the possibility that the blog portal will be hosted outside of China. His blog post can be accessed from this link. If you have problems opening it, then try this link instead.
Most famous Bullog.cn bloggers have already found temporary shelters and have resumed blogging. Hecaitou has compiled a list of links that will take you to these blogs.
Ran Yunfei is one of the first well-known bloggers who has published his view on the incident. He also gave an emotional tribute to the legacy of Bullog.cn. His article has been widely disseminated throughout the Chinese blogosphere and has generated a large amount of comments. The following is my translation of Ran Yunfei’s article from his blog at de-sci.org. The original title of the article is: “The Freedom of Speech Earthquake 2009″ (2009年初的言论大地震). Read the rest of this entry »
