Keyhole (Internet forum)
Type of site | Discussion forum[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 13, 2000 |
| Dissolved | March 30, 2021 |
| Headquarters | |
| Owner | Kaidi Club[2] |
| URL | club (redirects to m |
Keyhole,[3] commonly known as Maoyan Kanren,[4] which is directly translated as Looking at Human Beings from a Cat's Eye,[5] was a Chinese renowned current affairs and politics forum established in Haikou[6] in April 2000,[7] and was closed on March 30, 2021.[8]
History
[edit]Keyhole was registered in Haikou City, Hainan Province, People's Republic of China.[6] The forum was launched in April 2000.
Keyhole was the host block of the Kaidi Club,[9] and was once ranked as the first most visited BBS forum in China.[5] On Mar 30, 2021, it was abruptly shut down.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wukan Elections: the Spark to Set China's Prairie Ablaze? - WSJ". The Wall Street Journal. Feb 1, 2012.
- ^ "Kaidi Community's "Maoyan Kanren" was suddenly shut down". Radio France Internationale. 2021-04-01.
- ^ Florian Schneider (16 August 2018). China's Digital Nationalism. Oxford University Press. pp. 203–. ISBN 978-0-19-087682-1.
- ^ Gianluigi Negro (17 October 2017). The Internet in China: From Infrastructure to a Nascent Civil Society. Springer. pp. 82–. ISBN 978-3-319-60405-3.
- ^ a b Pui-lam Law (31 March 2012). New Connectivities in China: Virtual, Actual and Local Interactions. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 143–. ISBN 978-94-007-3909-3.
- ^ a b "China's leading current affairs forum closes "Maoyan Kanren" and other columns". Lianhe Zaobao. 2021-04-01.
- ^ "Maoyan Kanren has gone". Radio Free Asia. 2021-03-31.
- ^ "A large number of Chinese military self-media have been shut down". Central News Agency. 2021-04-08.
- ^ Xin Ru; Xueyi Lu; Peilin Li; Guangjin Chen, Wei Li, Xinxin Xu (17 September 2009). The China Society Yearbook, Volume 3: Analysis and Forecast of China's Social Development (2008). Brill Publishers. pp. 189–. ISBN 978-90-474-2696-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Famous current affairs forum "Cat's Eye View" was shut down". Radio Free Asia. Mar 31, 2021.