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October 28, 2005
Who to Vote for in the Bobs?
I, like Jamie K, did not make it to the finals at the Deutsche Welle BoBs. Someone else did though:
Wang Yi's Thank You Speech The following remarks were made by renowed Chinese independent writer Wang Yi.
(New Century Net) [in translation] At the Best of Blogs Competition sponsored by Deutsche Welle, more than 100 bloggers and webcasters have been nominated in 13 different categories. My blog "Wang Yi's microphone" was nominated in the "Best Blogger" and "Reporters Without Borders Special Award" categories, being the only Chinese-language nominee in those categories. Since moving there from "Wang Yi's home" at Bokee.com, I have published my own essays on this blog and the blog was also a communication channel for sensitive subjects such as the Shi Tao case and the Taishi Village rights case. When I learned that a friend recommended my blog for the DW BOB competition, I joked that this guarantees that my blog will be closed down. Indeed, even before the list of nominees was published, the Hainan Internet Monitoring Office ordered the blog "Wang Yi's microphone" to be shut down. However, DW went ahead to nominate that blog in those two categories. It will be an extreme irony and criticism of the Chinese Internet situation if a non-existent blog shoud win some kind of prize. You can go and vote at :
here
and
here
This is not about me winning a prize; this is about a slap in their face. Thank you.
Hhhm. Yes, that would be nice wouldn’t it? So, that’s my vote dealt with. What about yours?
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