Articles Archive for 12 August 2009
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China’s growth policies and free, unfiltered internet access for all just don’t go together. It’s not in Beijing’s best interests to give outsiders unfettered access to its population – or to give everyone inside China free access to the world. A fractured web where entire populations of users can be ring-fenced and access can controlled brings the online world in step with existing policy.
No other form of media or infrastructure in the PRC is exempt from state planning – it is illogical to assume that the internet would enjoy special …
