- China Confidential
China Confidential is a daily
weblog , or blog, of news, analysis and opinion concerningChina 's rise that began publishing onApril 10 ,2005 .As of
June 2006 , the blog claimed it was reaching a total, combined monthly audience of more than 18,000 readers (unique visitors ) spread across some 25 countries. Its influence and growth could be said to be indicative of theInternet blogging phenemenon (discussed below).Though published pseudonymously to protect sources and preserve freedom of travel to and from the mainland, China Confidential has been referenced and linked to by the
BBC and "The Wall Street Journal " as well as many websites and blogs, includingChina Digital Times andChina Law Blog . TheAssociated Press and [Interfax] are among the news services that have used China Confidential as a so-called tip sheet. Its coverage of China's global quest forraw materials and markets--especially in resource-richAfrica --has been referenced and linked to by Africa-focused, Internet-based news sites and portals, includingAfriqueCentrale andMwindaPress .The editor, who also writes under the pen name Confidential Reporter, participated in a live, half-hour panel discussion on BBC World Service Radio on the occasion of the summit meeting in
Washington, DC between Chinese PresidentHu Jintao andUnited States President George W. Bush .China Confidential says that it relies on a network of unpaid correspondents and stringers. China's
military buildup and the plight of its rural poor and growing urban underclass are among the areas of specialization.Like many China-focused blogs, China Confidential is blocked on the Chinese mainland but accessible to computer users in
Hong Kong .Blogging and
broadband technologies are widely assumed to be transforming the global Internet and the news business, asjournalists , political analysts and other thought and opinion leaders turn to the medium for up-to-the-minute information and insights about important events, developments and trends. While most blogs resemble personal publishing platforms, similar todiaries , some, like China Confidential, may be compared to nascent, electronic newsletters and magazines.External links
* [http://chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/ Official web site]
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