Medium clone launched in China (opens in new tab)

The first post is on "why I studied Confucian philosophy in my undergrad".

They nailed content.

"Why did you choose Confucius "endorsement" Teachers' Day"

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&prev=_t&...

I'm not sure if that's accurate for http://jianshu.io/p/qpmsps (Any native speakers willing to do a once over?)

But the other articles are similarly Sinocentric (a couple pertains to outside influences that, nonetheless, affect or has "arrived in" China in some way).

Content itself is a crucial issue for Chinese readers. No matter what form it is delivered with, writing and reading are derived from what's in people's mind. Given the status of the last 100 years, things just get worse. Wish one day, we Chinese can have some kind of translator machine to read other language with way less distortion and personal flavor translation. Technology helps us, but may not in the way we thought of.

I betcha this one complies fully with China's strict censorship rules, which includes Falun Gong, the Tibetans and anything critical of the government...

Does anyone know if Medium is blocked in China (or will soon be?)

Why does it randomly say "Writing matters" in English?

I wonder if a serifed font makes a difference

Piracy and Fraud Propelled the U.S. Industrial Revolution

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-01/piracy-and-fraud-pr...

Everything is in Mandarin besides "Writing Matters".