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Daniel Wagner: The Rationale and Costs of Chinese Censorship
While China has opened itself to the world in many ways and is gradually acting upon some of its global responsibilities, it continues to keep its media and computer networks under tight control and seeks to prevent the elements of globalization it finds distasteful from influencing the Chinese population. Historically, the government has heavily censored uncomfortable political issues such as th...
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While China has opened itself to the world in many ways and is gradually acting upon some of its global responsibilities, it continues to keep its media and computer networks under tight control and seeks to prevent the elements of globalization it finds distasteful from influencing the Chinese population. Historically, the government has heavily censored uncomfortable political issues such as the Tiananmen Square protests, the corruption of government officials, and the independence movements in Xinjiang and Taiwan.
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