Very interesting concept here:

One might ask why anyone might choose to adopt a blog and host it for free. The answer: the Adopt a Blog project is centered on the issue of the individual’s freedom of speech. Anyone who participates is making a strong statement in favor of free speech, as well as helping to further shape the internet as a tool for the free exchange of ideas internationally. The internet can be a very powerful force.

OK, that sounds very web-hippy-ish. What I do know is that China is going to be a geopolitical force for the forseeable future. I’d much rather hear what the web-hippies have to say, so that I can make a viable assessment of the situation on the ground. And it kind of ties in with my current interest in that Tom Barnett book and all that connectedness he talks about (I’m such an intellectual gadfly - please admire me.)

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