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The government encourages you to send positive text messagesPosted by Joel Martinsen, February 12, 2010 4:31 PM
You're not supposed to send dirty jokes by mobile phone in China, but don't worry: service providers have some other great, inspiring content that has the government's enthusiastic support. Today's Economic Daily includes a short article on "red snippets" (红段子)* the positive, uplifting text messages that are now being rolled out on a national scale after a successful five-year trial in Guangdong and a few other places. These messages have a dual purpose: taking the place of the dirty jokes and mocking attacks on the establishment that are the focus of the latest mobile content clean-up campaign is only one half of their role. Officials from the government and major industry players are also talking about using positive SMS to build up "the spirit of Chinese culture for an Internet age," a sort of soft power against the encroachment of vulgar American pop culture. Xie Zhenhua, the China Mobile Communications Association official who is the public face of the project, says they're the modern equivalent of Tang poetry or the Three Character Classic. One example cited by most articles was forwarded more than 150,000 times the year it was created: "China's rise and the people's prosperity: we work hand in hand toward that glorious day." A front-page feature story on the "red snippets" also ran in this week's Southern Weekly. Here are some excerpts: Continue reading "The government encourages you to send positive text messages" »
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