According to an article published in Xinhua on April 24, 2012, officials from China Telecom Corporation, China Mobile Communications Corporation, China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd. and other telecom companies separately issued statements regarding taking effective measures to resolutely curb “rumors” spread on the Internet and to create a “civilized and healthy Internet space.”
Source: Xinhua, April 24, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2012-04/24/c_111836250.htm
According to Xinhua on April 24, 2012, officials from China Telecom Corporation, China Mobile Communications Corporation, China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd. and other telecom companies separately issued a statement regarding taking effective measures to resolutely curb “rumors” spread on the Internet and create a “civilized and healthy Internet space”.
Source: Xinhua, April 24, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2012-04/24/c_111836250.htm
Xinhua reported that, on May 28, 2012, Reader’s Digest closed down its operations in China. The news resulted in widespread discussion among senior Chinese media workers. Reader’s Digest started its international Chinese edition in the year 1965. The simplified Chinese edition was officially published in China in 2008. The Xinhua reporter actually contacted the U.S. headquarters of Reader’s Digest to confirm the closure. He received confirmation that the paper edition did cease distribution. No detailed reason was officially provided. The reporter was told that the Chinese market represented only a very small portion of the total operation of the magazine. A digital version is possible in the future. Reader’s Digest suffered a long period during which it fought for for its copyright and trademark rights in China. In recent years, many foreign magazines, such as Scientific American, have given up on the Chinese market, .
Source: Xinhua, June 9, 2012
http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/www.js.xinhuanet.com/xin_wen_zhong_xin/2012-06/09/content_25369623.htm
According to the spokesperson for China Manned Space Engineering, Shenzhou 9 and the carrier rocket Changzheng 2F (Long March-2F) are entering the final stage in preparation for the first rocket rendezvous operation in China’s history. Shenzhou 9 is making its way to the launch site in Jiuquan, Inner-Mongolia, and is timed to launch in mid-June for a rendezvous operation at the space docking channel with Tiangong-1, China’s first space laboratory module, which is currently orbiting earth.
Source: China News Review, June 9, 2012
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2012/06-09/3950980.shtml
On May 16, 2012, Voice of America reported that a forum on the topic of Internet warfare took place a week ago in the United States. Mark Stokes, Executive Director of the Project 2049 Institute, suggested in the forum that Taiwan has been the top Chinese hacking target for a long time because the Chinese government holds the island (being a part of China) as one if its “core values.” He also expressed the belief that what’s more threatening to the communists is Taiwan’s democratic system. Mark Stokes said that, although Taiwan is a nation relying on U.S. supplied military equipment, since Taiwan has a very long history of dealing with Chinese hackers, it is in a good position to provide the U.S. with useful help on how to defend against those attacks. Also at the forum, William Hagestad, a research expert on the Chinese military and its information warfare, introduced his new book, which covers the impact that Chinese information warfare has had on the West.
Source: Voice of America, May 16, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20120516-Taiwan-China-Cyber-Attacks-151689195.html
Xinhua recently published a short commentary on the importance of fighting “Internet rumors.” The commentary suggested that Internet based rumors spread more widely and faster than “traditional” rumors that spread by word of mouth with people talking to one another. The author expressed the belief that the battle to fight Internet rumors requires the involvement of many layers of society and the use of three important means: (1) The government should introduce systematic and routine Internet monitoring procedures and prosecute those who distribute rumors. (2) The use of cutting-edge technologies should be increased. For example, advanced data mining technology can be employed to analyze Internet user’s behavior and distribution models like the U.S. researchers did to analyze high volume Twitter traffic. (3) Traditional media should adjust to the era of new technology to provide better guidance in the formation of public opinion. This is considered a good way to limit the room for rumors to develop.
Source: Xinhua, May 3, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newmedia/2012-05/03/c_123073264.htm
At 4:50 a.m. Beijing time, on April 30, 2012, China launched two BeiDou Navigation satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center using the “Long March IIIB” carrier rocket. This is the first time that China has launched two Satellites using one rocket. These two satellites are the 12th and 13th satellites since the BeiDou Navigation System launched its service on December 27, 2011.
China will launch three more satellites this year and plans to have 30 satellites in orbit by 2020 so that it will provide global coverage of high resolution and reliable positioning, navigation, and timing services.
This was the 160th flight for the Long March series of carrier rockets.
Source: China News Review, May 1, 2012
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2012/05-01/3857191.shtml
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology disclosed that, by the end of March 2012, the number of Chinese telephone consumers had reached 1.3 billion, which included 1.02 billion mobile phone users. Among the mobile phone users, there were 150 million 3G users and 40 percent of those were 3G TD users. 3G TD is the China developed 3G interface. The statistics also showed that there were 157 million Chinese broadband users and 670 million mobile Internet users. The total first quarter revenue for the telecommunications industry was 250 billion yuan, up by 10.2 percent compared to the first quarter of 2011, while the overall price was down 6.1 percent.
Source: Xinhua, April 20, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/tech/2012-04/21/c_123015720.htm