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China's New Internet Plan

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the i-don't-want-to-wash-the-people's-internet dept.

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.'"

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  1. Marketing is the key by sharp-bang · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Consolidate the guiding status of Marxism in the ideological sphere"

    "Development and administration of Internet culture must stick to the direction of socialist advanced culture, adhere to correct propaganda guidance"

    "Internet cultural units must conscientiously take on the responsibility of encouraging development of a system of core socialist values"

    Boy, does that Politburo know how to turn a phrase. I know I'm inspired.

    And what, exactly, is an "Internet cultural unit"?

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  2. Re:What can really be done about this? by TheLazySci-FiAuthor · · Score: 4, Funny

    We can bring democracy to them - works every time!

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  3. Re:This shows why I fear china by Notquitecajun · · Score: 4, Funny

    do not fear chinese. They are no different than anybody else.

    Yes they are. They know Kung Fu.

  4. Ah, real life Abbott and Costello classics... by Bazman · · Score: 5, Funny

    A: Who is the Chinese President?
    C: Yes.
    A: Who?
    C: I told you.
    A: When?
    C: Wen is the Premier.
    A: When is the Premier what?
    C: The Premier of China.
    A: Who is the Premier?
    C: No, Hu is the President!
    A: That's what I wanna know!

    and so on...

  5. Re:Great firewall of China by Dogtanian · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wikipedia is your friend Wikipedia is not your friend. It's only pretending to be so that it can play with your shiny new Playstation 3.

    Next week: We reveal that Digg doesn't really love you, and is just using you for sex.
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