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Senior Research Fellow Deborah Fallows has been living in China for the past two years, sending us whimsical dispatches as well as in-depth reports about the impact of the internet on social life.<\/p>\n\n

When we heard about the recent earthquake in China, we immediately thought of Deb and hoped she was safe. Her first post-quake\u00a0dispatch<\/a> was not only reassuring, but provided fresh insights to the tragedy. Her second\u00a0dispatch<\/a> was followed by an email to us linking to Roland Soong’s blog containing hundreds of photos<\/a> of the earthquake’s aftermath. As she wrote, “Words fail me.”<\/p>\n\n

Today, Deb reminded me that she\u00a0visited <\/a>the village of Wolong last August, which was about 10 miles from the epicenter of the earthquake, and a panda preserve<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

As Deb continues to chronicle the situation, I thought I would take this opportunity to link to her past work, both her full-length reports…<\/p>\n\n

Most Chinese Say They Approve of Government Internet Control<\/a>\u00a0(March 26, 2008)<\/p>\n\n

China’s Online Population Explosion<\/a>\u00a0(July 12, 2007)<\/p>\n\n

…and her recent dispatches:<\/p>\n\n

China’s Earthquake on TV and on the Internet: Part II <\/a><\/p>\n\n

China’s Earthquake on TV and on the Internet: Part I <\/a><\/p>\n\n

Team China <\/a><\/p>\n\n

Internet Mooncake Mania <\/a><\/p>\n\n

Screens Along the Silk Road <\/a><\/p>\n\n

Internet Addiction in China <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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