The Chinese
government has intensified its crackdown on the internet, describing online
criticism of the ruling Communist party as illegal and airing a televised
confession from one of the country’s most popular online commentators.
An article in Monday’s edition of the influential party journal “Seeking
Truth” described online criticism of the party and government as “defamation”,
while Chinese-American investor and internet personality Charles Xue
appeared on state television in handcuffs on Sunday to praise new legislation
that in effect criminalises online dissent.
The moves are
part of a wider campaign launched in recent weeks by newly installed President Xi Jinping
to stifle calls for political reform in China and assert control over the
country’s unruly internet.....To Read More.....
My Take - Blogger 'stats' section tracks from what countries readers are hitting your blog. In the last couple of months China came from an occasional hit over the course of a year to number ten on my all time 'hit' list, which I find astounding. The number of hits out of China are so large these last two months that China became number three for this month. From almost never to number three in such a short time frame is impressive, and I wondered if there was one topic that triggered such activity. There was no topic that was highlighted over any other. My Chinese readers seemingly read everything. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Clearly a society hungry for views outside the government controlled environment.
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