Chinese Blogger An Ti is back on-line!
Via RConversation, Chinese journalist blogger Michael Anti, whose blog was recently removed by MSN Spaces "has re-started his old blog on Blog-city. It is hosted in the U.S., and it's unlikely that Blog-city administrators would respond to Chinese government appeals to take his blog down given that they do not have a Chinese business. But still, the Blog-city URL is blocked by Chinese ISP's so nobody inside China can see it without using a proxy server. (For more info on how to use proxy servers click here, and for information in Chinese click here.)"
Readers in China can view or subscribe to his blog at: http://feeds.feedburner.com/blog-city/anti.
or
http://anti.blog-city.com.nyud.net:8090/ (via Wozy)
Anti's English language blog has been relocated here: http://www.chinathinkbase.com/
ESWN is also providing a mirror site for all Anti's Chinese blog post from now on.
Below is Michael Anti's thoughts on the blog shutdown, translated into English by ESWN.
Readers in China can view or subscribe to his blog at: http://feeds.feedburner.com/blog-city/anti.
or
http://anti.blog-city.com.nyud.net:8090/ (via Wozy)
Anti's English language blog has been relocated here: http://www.chinathinkbase.com/
ESWN is also providing a mirror site for all Anti's Chinese blog post from now on.
Below is Michael Anti's thoughts on the blog shutdown, translated into English by ESWN.
On the afternoon when Microsoft deleted my space, I did not feel anything at all. A few days ago, I was at Peking University speaking to students and someone asked me whether MSN Spaces would be shut down on account of me. My response was, "When the warning comes, Microsoft will sell me out first. So everybody should feel free to use MSN Spaces." I sensed that the day will be coming. Over the last days, the daily traffic was about 15,000, and then everything was deleted. Damn Great Wall, damn Microsoft. I will make Microsoft pay.
That night, I felt bad and I cried.
It is so hard to be a free Chinese person. This year, my blog was shut down twice because I supported media (Chinese Youth Daily and Beijing News). When I was in Hong Kong, I told the reporters that I know where the bottom line is. The problem is that when my fellow media are in trouble, it is my obligation as a member of the news media to offer support immediately. Under this type of moral obligation, personal bottom lines are irrelevant. One can continue to live meticulously and technically, but one must also have another side that puts everything aside to express true feelings.
