China Riveted by Stolen Sex Photos of Hong Kong Stars
The Guardian reports on an Internet sex scandal that has made the front pages of the Hong Kong media for 16 days in a row, and has been abundantly covered by ESWN and Shanghaiist. From the Guardian: An...
View ArticleNude Photo Suspect Freed After Hong Kong Outcry
From SignOnSanDiego.com: A jobless Hong Kong man, detained for weeks and denied bail in the city’s nude celebrity photo scandal was released on Friday following a public outcry that he was unfairly...
View ArticleIn the new China, Sex Can Still be the Stuff of Scandal
Xinran, the author of The Good Women of China, comments on the recent event of stolen Sex Photos of Hong Kong Stars. She said sex is one of the old taboo topics in China. From The Guardian: An argument...
View ArticleHong Kong Singer in Sex Photos Scandal to Return to Face Music
From Earthtimes.org : Singer and actor Edison Chen, the star at the centre of a nude photo scandal , is to return to Hong Kong to face the music. Chen’s agent confirmed Sunday that the actor would be...
View ArticleForbes’ Take on the Hong Kong Photo Scandal
Forbes has written an interesting piece on the Hong Kong celebrity photo scandal, in essence, explaining its importance to western audiences: It’s been called the equivalent of the 9/11 disaster for...
View ArticleBaidu Slammed Over Porn Pics
While Hong Kong authorities start cracking down on those involved in spreading nude photos from Edison Chen‘s party, Beijing also shows its fist, according to Xinhua News Agency: Web search engine...
View ArticleEdison Chen Resigns and Brings Closure to the Sex Photo Scandal
Edison Chen, the Hong Kong singer, publicly apologized and announced his resignation for his responsibility in taking the sex photos and causing harm for the victims. Here is his talk on Youtube: © Wu...
View ArticleSomeday, China May Look Back at the Edison Chen Scandal and Thank the Man for...
Beijing-based lawyer Yu Guofu points out, besides the negative influence of the resigned Hong Kong star, Edison Chen’s sex photos scandal, the event in fact suggests that, “there is no privacy...
View ArticleInternet Exposure Shifts Balance of Power
Xinhua says that the recent scandals over forged photos of the South China Tiger and the extracurricular activities of Hong Kong celebrities show us the power of the Internet in helping netizens get...
View ArticleFor China’s Web Portals, Controversy Sells
The Wall Street Journal looks at the role of China’s web portals in the recent spate of Internet scandals: Take the scandal known in China as “Tigergate.” In the fall, a farmer in China’s Shaanxi...
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