Donald C. Clarke Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School yesterday sent a message to the China Law Discussion list saying that he appears to have been blocked by persons unknown within the Chinese political structure…
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He writes:
Just another straw in the wind for those wondering about what you can and can’t say in China: my China-side blog <http://blog.sina.com.cn/donaldclarke> , set up on Sina.com to avoid the blocking of my US-side blog <http://chineselawblog.net> , has been closed. I don’t know whether this was a decision by Sina.com itself or whether they got instructions from elsewhere. I’ll try to find out.
In case you’re curious about what the provocative last straw was, here are the last few entries, from newest to oldest:
- Jerry Cohen on the Akmal Shaikh case: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/china_law_prof_blog/2009/12/jerome-cohen-on-the-akmal-shaikh-case.html
- China adopts tort law: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/china_law_prof_blog/2009/12/china-adopts-tort-law.html
- Mo Shaoping profiled in the NYT: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/china_law_prof_blog/2009/12/mo-shaoping-profiled-in-the-new-york-times.html
- Liu Xiaobo sentenced to 11 years: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/china_law_prof_blog/2009/12/liu-xiaobo-sentenced-to-11-years.html
