Watching the Pyramids From Inside the Great Wall

[Joanne98]

As Mubarak steps down in the midst of jubilation, Beijing is fretting in its sleep. It has done everything it could to damp down the information: it has censored the web, banned search terms, yet people in China still stayed up to several hours past midnight following the news.

Reading through some of the comments on news reports on Egypt that have not yet been censored, on Chinese microblogs (their search engine has banned terms related to Egypt), and on the Chinese Twittersphere, I see four general messages:




1. Congratulations

Netizen from Xian, Shan'xi: It's the people's victory! 2011-02-12 02:15:13

Netizen from Pudong, Shanghai: A great victory! Egyptians, you did it! 2011-02-12 02:02:16

Netizen from Huai'an, Jiangsu: Heard the news, I didn't sleep tonight to make this comment. Cheers! And hope Egypt would have a smooth transition to democrasy. (the word "democracy" in Chinese is filtered.)

Netizen from Hulun Buir, Inner Mongolia: It's the victory of Twitter Revolution!


2. On Military


Reminiscent of the outcome of 1989 Tian'anmen demonstration, the Chinese netizens were extremely impressed by the position the Egyptian military took in the movement.

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/02/watching-the-pyramids-from-inside-the-great-wall/71163/

[sabrina 1]

1. I hope this movement sweeps across the globe and

ends repression everywhere. There has been no justice for the murderers of Tianenman Square. But history is showing us, especially in South American countries now free from Western backed dictatorships, that dictators and war criminals should never rest easy. Thirty years after their crimes many of them are now being brought to justice.

[DCKit]

2. From your keyboard to God's screen, Sabrina. nt