Help Keep Chinese Blogs Alive
The Chinese bloggers are in need of help to keep their blogs running in midst of a tightening environment on internet publishing. You know, you can help simply by spreading the word out and/or by participating (i.e. hosting a blog on your server) through the adopt a chinese blog project.
"Since April 2005, when the law on non-profit website registration became effective, website owners are required to submit their real personal information when they register their websites. The annual registration process as well as hefty penalty for failure in compliance have angered many website owners that use an independent virtual server and domain names.
Therefore, many bloggers in mainland China began to consider moving their blogs outside of China. But because of language barrier, financial, payment and other issues, the cost of moving is rather high and the situation is not optimistic.
It is based on the belief of free speech that we started the Adopt a Chinese blog project. We hope that we and others on the internet who shared the same belief, can share resources and help bloggers who want to freely express themselves and find a safer space for blogging, so that they can continue to blog without worries."
