Chinese web users frustrated by the blocking of the sensitive terms have came up with a system of bizarre code words to allow them to post on a political saga that has gripped the blogosphere.
In recent days censors have been working overtime to remove refrences to the sacking of rising political star Bo Xilai.
Bloggers have tried to get round this by referring to Zhou as ‘Master Kong’ – a brand of instant noodles- because the names share a common character in Chinese. PM Wen Jiabao is referred to as ‘Teletubbies’, while president Hu Jintao has been nicknamed ‘carrot’ because ‘Hu’ uses the Chinese character for carrot.
No comments:
Post a Comment