China and the Internet
The worldwide network of computers known as the Internet poses an interesting dilemma to the government of China. The widespread and cheap access to unrestricted information that the Internet offers could pose a serious threat to the authoritarian government of China. In contrast, the benefits to business and efficiency that the Internet can bring are too great to be ignored, especially as China makes an entrance into the World Trade Organization and the global economy. How will China handle these conflicting pressures? Today's Internet can trace its roots back to the ARPAnet, a collection of computers designed to share information among universities and researchers. ARPAnet was conceived by the United States government in 1969 and has grown steadily since. Now a truly global network of computers located all over the world, no single nation "owns" the Internet. Global governing bodies and standards have been established to control and direct the continued growth of the Internet. Since a single nation cannot control the content that can be found on the Internet, those that wish to restrict or control access must resort to content filtering or blocking through software and hardware barriers, laws co
(www.hrw.org, Freedom of Expression and the Internet in China: A Human Rights Watch Backgrounder) (5) Material that undermines state religious policies, or promotes cults and feudal superstitions; (4) Material that arouses ethnic animosities, ethnic discrimination, or undermines ethnic solidarity; (3) Material that harms the prosperity and interests of the state; (6) Material that spreads rumors, disturbs social order, or undermines social stability;
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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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