Censorship in China
http://www.duke.edu/~faq/eagate/reports/Censorship_In_China-Report.pdf
In the past, China under communist rule was heavily controlled by the government in almost every aspect of life. After many protests by the citizens, the government was forced to relax their stance on censorship and the economy thereby enabling the public to regain their freedom of speech.
http://www.duke.edu/~faq/eagate/reports/Censorship_In_China-Report.pdf
In the past, China under communist rule was heavily controlled by the government in almost every aspect of life. After many protests by the citizens, the government was forced to relax their stance on censorship and the economy thereby enabling the public to regain their freedom of speech.
Though Chinese citizens today enjoy much exposure from the mass media, several different types of prior restraints are used to silence critics of the Communist Party and to maintain control over political information. One example of such is that there are Legislative Prior Restraints, meaning that there are administrative barriers to control freedom of speech, for instance, the requirement for Chinese citizens to receive permission to publish information (licensing schemes). In addition, there are strict punishments for divulging “state secrets” under the State Secrets law, including life imprisonment and lengthy prison terms.
The Chinese authorities have suppressed freedom of expression through various government agencies to maintain control in China. One such government agency is the The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television which controls content of all broadcasts in China, including radio, television, satellite and Internet.
The writer’s implying that people’s effort in protests did bring about a change in government’s policies regarding censorship but it is only to a certain extent. Take for example, the case of Huang Qi, a Chinese citizen who was charged with subversion due to certain material posted on his web site even though it was not posted by him. From this, writer assumes that the Chinese government is in a way maligning people of crimes without even having proper evidences to charge them with. This also implies that their way of handling matters is to an extent irresponsible as “the courts did not make any attempts to demonstrate how the articles actually caused a threat to security” and that “under Chinese law any spread of information inconsistent with the Communist Party is deemed an act of subversion.”
The Chinese authorities have suppressed freedom of expression through various government agencies to maintain control in China. One such government agency is the The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television which controls content of all broadcasts in China, including radio, television, satellite and Internet.
The writer’s implying that people’s effort in protests did bring about a change in government’s policies regarding censorship but it is only to a certain extent. Take for example, the case of Huang Qi, a Chinese citizen who was charged with subversion due to certain material posted on his web site even though it was not posted by him. From this, writer assumes that the Chinese government is in a way maligning people of crimes without even having proper evidences to charge them with. This also implies that their way of handling matters is to an extent irresponsible as “the courts did not make any attempts to demonstrate how the articles actually caused a threat to security” and that “under Chinese law any spread of information inconsistent with the Communist Party is deemed an act of subversion.”
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