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INTERNET: Tumblr Eyes China As Censors Watch

Bottom line: SNS operator Tumblr could quickly find its site blocked in China if it rolls out a Chinese-language edition targeting mainland users without taking formal steps to enter the country.

Tumblr eyes China

News that US social networking site (SNS) Tumblr is eying the China market looks intriguing, as it would come not long after professional networking site LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) entered the market and as industry titan Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) lobbies hard for its own Chinese presence. But what most caught my attention about this latest development was the somewhat humorous headline in one report noting that Tumblr is “still not blocked in China”.

Of course the implication is that once Tumblr formally launches a Chinese language edition of its popular blogging and SNS service, it could very easily find its site blocked by China’s Internet police. Read Full Post…

News Digest: January 20, 2015

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 20. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Legend Holdings To Make $2-$3 Bln Hong Kong IPO In H2 – Source (Chinese article)
  • Chinese Dot-com IPOs Fading In 2015 After Record Year (English article)
  • ZTE (HKEx: 763) To Post 94.2 Pct Growth In Full-Year Profit (Businesswire)
  • Tumblr, Still Not Blocked In China, Soon To Offer Chinese Version (English article)
  • Online Classifieds Site Baixing Wins $100 Mln Investment (English article)