Surprisingly Not Blocked In China

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-33308420

M.A's commentary:
I found it interesting that this wasn't blocked.

Indigo's commentary:
This unblocked blog post that reports on a protest against the building of a chemical plant in Jinshan was actually viewable within China. It proves that no matter what, I will always be unable to predict what is and is not blocked in China. I'm struggling to guess why it wasn't censored, after all it is describing a protest that was allowed for several days in a Chinese city, and it is widely known that the government tries to hush up protests. Perhaps this is allowed in an attempt for China to demonstrate its improved handling of protest and activist situations. The measures the police took don't seem too extreme to me, in fact they are more tame than some of the American police forces actions in recent protests. Whatever the reason, I'm glad that the general public has access to it.

http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/2015-06/30/content_21145083.htm

M.A's commentary:
This statement of Chinese support for Greece didn't seem to appear to receive coverage worldwide.

Indigo's commentary:
This isn't actually a blocked article. I'm blogging about this because after reading it, I was quite surprised that I hadn't seen it on the BBC or another large news source. China offering to help Greece stay within the Euro zone is a major step for the Asian giant. China is generally a more withdrawn player when it comes to Western countries, so China offering to support Greece is big! It demonstrates that China really is moving into a position of global power and it is willing to cooperate in area's outside its regional sphere of influence. Often in Western media, only the bad qualities of China and other communist countries are portrayed. However, China is increasingly becoming a more fair helpful state, and I think that deserves press. So, read the article, and let me know what you think!