The big hand of [Chinese] government censorship.

The sheer denial of reality is almost awe-inspiring.

How Chinese net-censorship works -- Reporters Without Borders report - Boing Boing:

"Included in the report is a selection of messages from the official censor to Chinese media outlets, such as:

...Dear colleagues, the Internet has of late been full of articles and messages about the death of a Shenzhen engineer, Hu Xinyu, as a result of overwork. All sites must stop posting articles on this subject, those that have already been posted about it must be removed from the site and, finally, forums and blogs must withdraw all articles and messages about this case. (17 June 2006)

Regarding the issue of unequal income distribution, please use articles from the Central Committee's main information mouthpieces and nothing else. Please do not spread rumours about this matter or conduct online polls. Please reinforce monitoring of comments, discussion forums and blogs and immediately block any violent or obscene message. (28 June 2006)"