Censorship In China

http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=18567

-Summary-
This is a transcript of Mr Jiao’s talk at the UCLA, where he discussed mainly about the issue of censorship in China at a national level.

The Chinese government really makes an effort to isolate China from the rest of the world. Censorship in China is practiced in the television and radio channels company, the printing industry and even the Internet. There are even exclusive follow up systems that have been set up to monitor and evaluate the content of these media. In addition, there is also a ‘system of punishment for media agencies’ (extracted) that ignore the censorship rules.

Entries to certain websites have been prohibited and news on anything related to China has not been made available on the Internet; in Beijing University, international magazine subscriptions are rarely available for reference; there is strict control in the importation of books from foreign countries; and calling into China is much cheaper than calling out from China, a measure taken by the government to ‘regulate the flow of information’ (extracted). China has taken the definition of censorship to another level by imposing such restrictions.

'China’s isolation from the outside world has been a long tradition, which ultimately implanted a sense of fear in the general public' (extracted). This is why China is still so adamant about changing her censorship policy and is also the reason why China is one of the least exposed countries in the world.

-Assumptions-
Mr Jiao assumes that censorship is detrimental for the society. His transcript did not include the advantages of censorship, instead it mainly focuses on the disadvantages. He meticulously described each measure taken by the government to prevent information from leaking to the outside world. Mr Jiao is also trying to imply that censorship equals to a reduced flow of information, this can be seen through his descriptions in certain paragraphs.


(The author is a citizen of China himself. And what is interesting about this article is that even he is aware of the censorship policy and wants to make some reforms for the good of the country.)