Yannan Web Explained

Yannan Web
Founded:	August 19, 2004
Dissolved:	September 30, 2005^[1]
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Url:	www.yannan.cn
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The Yannan Web,^[2] whose domain name was www.yannan.cn, was a Beijing-based^[3] renowned liberal website^[4] founded on August 19, 2004.^[5] It was associated with Peking University,^[6] and provided a free and rational speech platform for users to users to discuss current affairs and livelihood issues online.^[7] The site was known for its in-depth analysis and discussion of social issues in China.^[8]

Shut down

The www.yannan.cn domain name was registered on February 9, 2004.^[9] Yannan Web was shut down on September 30, 2005^[10] for its extensive and timely reports of the Taishi Village recall incident.^{[11] [12]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peking University's Yannan Web ordered to be shut down. 2005-10-03. Radio Free Asia.
2. Book: Ching Kwan Lee. Re-envisioning the Chinese Revolution: The Politics and Poetics of Collective Memories in Reform China. 2007. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-5853-6. 294–.
3. Book: Far Eastern Economic Review. 2004. Far Eastern Economic Review Limited. 61–.
4. Web site: Situation in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. 2021-04-19. Mainland Affairs Council.
5. Web site: China has censored three very popular Internet sites for netizens. 2005-10-04. Voice of America. 4 October 2005 .
6. Book: Sujian Guo. China's "peaceful Rise" in the 21st Century: Domestic and International Conditions. 1 January 2006. Ashgate Publishing. 978-0-7546-4847-5. 155–.
7. Web site: Peking University's Yannan Web was closed. 2005-09-30. Radio Free Asia.
8. Web site: China shuts three sites. October 5, 2005. The Sydney Morning Herald.
9. Web site: WHOIS Record for Yannan.cn. 2020-04-19. WHOIS.
10. Book: Gloria Davies. Worrying about China: The Language of Chinese Critical Inquiry. 30 June 2009. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-03023-7. 8–.
11. Book: Yongshun Cai. Popular Protest in China. 2008. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-03060-2. 131–.
12. Web site: 北京大学燕南网站被勒令关闭.