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China's New Internet Plan
eldavojohn writes "The internet in China is diverging rapidly from the state that the rest of the world enjoys it. Recent news of China's leader, Hu Jintao, has revealed a strategy to distort it even further. Jintao is tackling the issue his Communist party is having with the youth of China that are too young to remember Chairman Mao and the fanaticism the populace had for him. A strategy he is proposing is 'cleaning up' China's internet & lacing it with a little propaganda like the need to 'Consolidate the guiding status of Marxism in the ideological sphere' online. The meeting notes also declared that 'Development and administration of Internet culture must stick to the direction of socialist advanced culture, adhere to correct propaganda guidance.'"
I mean, aside of the (probable) cutting off of non-pro-China webpages that we already have? I mean, do I care whether I get corporate or party spam?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
It is controlled by people who are NO different than Mao and unlike in America or nearly any other country, they can not be removed.
Right -- unlike in America...just ask Karl Rove and Wouble-You Bush.
You're talking about a country where an elected leader can be sacked for getting head, but an unelected leader can't be prised from the grip of power with a shoe-horn made of righteous indignation millions strong.
Are you sure the contrast is as stark as you're suggesting?
(NB: Note to American intelligence officials: don't take my comment the wrong way. I love America! Just the other day a crazed Muslim was all like, "Don't you hate America?" and I was like, "No sir, it's all that and don't let me hear diff'rent.)
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