Tag Archives: Bullog

Academic Web Portal TECN.CN 天益社区 Harmonised?

Posted on 19 July, 2009 by

Disasters strike one after another.  Shortly after I read from the Time China Blog an update about the saga surrounding the imminent closure of the Open Constitution Initiative, I received a tip from a reader, who told me that the … Continue reading →

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Bullog (bullock.cn) China Returns

Posted on 29 June, 2009 by

牛，已经回到墙里。[The Bull has returned to behind the Wall] Bullog (bullock.cn) China has been repackaged and re-launched with a new URL, a new look and a new policy.  According to a notice posted on the homepage, the new site will strictly … Continue reading →

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Bullog International Harmonised in Less Than 40 Hours

Posted on 2 February, 2009 by

I have been holding off writing this blog post because I have been hoping that the news was not true.  However, more evidence has started to emerge, which seems to suggest that Bullog International has in fact been “harmonised” in … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Bullog International Returns

Posted on 31 January, 2009 by

Luo Yonghao announced early in the morning on 31 January 2009 the official launch of Bullogger.com, the international version of Bullog.cn.  Bullog.cn was shut down by Chinese authorities almost a month ago on 9 January.  The blog portal is now … Continue reading →

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Baozuitun: a Chinese Blogger Who Challenges Censorship Boundaries

Posted on 25 January, 2009 by

I am glad to announce the return of Baozuitun 饱醉豚 (or the Gluttonous Suckling Pig).  He is one of the two bloggers whose blogs at Bullog.cn were forced to close down shortly after Charter 08 was made public.  The other … Continue reading →

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Ran Yunfei: the Legacy of Bullog.cn

Posted on 12 January, 2009 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Bullog is Harmonised? 牛博给河蟹了

Posted on 9 January, 2009 by

I have been trying to log on to Bullog for the whole day without much success.  At first I thought it was just a technical glitch.  Thanks to a tip from Austin Ramzy at the Time China Blog, I now … Continue reading →

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More Charter 08 Casualties: Bullog Purged, Ran Yunfei Suspended

Posted on 28 December, 2008 by

Bullog 牛博网, a progressive blog portal, becomes the next victim of a purge that has swept across the blogosphere in China since the release of Charter 08.  As a result, Bullog lost two of its most popular bloggers: Ran Yunfei … Continue reading →

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