The great firewall of China

Iria · Jan 8, 2006, 09:58 PM

In the space of about a decade, China's tech development has raced ahead to catch up with some of the most advanced countries in the West. But there are still stark differences, finds Richard Taylor.

With a rapidly expanding online population, it is tempting to see China as hurtling full speed towards digital nirvana, but all is not quite what it seems.

Somewhere along the way the idea that the Chinese people should be allowed to inform and be informed appears to have been lost.

China is proof that the net can be developed and strangled all at once.
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Read More / Source: BBC News

Jan 8, 2006, 09:58 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	The great firewall of China In the space of about a decade, China's tech development has raced ahead to catch up with some of the most advanced countries in the West. But there are still stark differences, finds Richard Taylor. With a rapidly expanding online population, it is tempting to see China as hurtling full speed towards digital nirvana, but all is not quite what it seems. Somewhere along the way the idea that the Chinese people should be allowed to inform and be informed appears to have been lost. China is proof that the net can be developed and strangled all at once. __________ Read More / Source: BBC News