Beijing: “Tweeting Is So Yesterday” —Riiight!

Chinese clash with Police in Urmqi, Xinjiang Uygur region in July. 2009

Dead bodies lie in the street during a riot with Chinese Police in the Urmqi, Xinjiang Region on the 06 July, 2009

Chinese Police blocking protesters in the Urmqi, Xinjiang Uygur Region which Beijing called “a plot” against the government.

These photos were all published on the Social Networking Site Twitter last year, would we have ever seen them if it wasn’t for Twitter?

Chinese Government through Sina.com launches Weibo and says “Tweeting so yesterday.”

Easy to say as long Beijing blocks access to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

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