The Forum – Do the internet and social media empower the Chinese individual or the state?

December 1, 2013 karinawp
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BBC World Service: The Forum in Beijing

Great discussion which asks and answers questions such as: How is the social media explosion changing the nature of Chinese society? How much is free expression really curtailed by the Great Firewall of China and the recent legislation aimed at curbing the spread of ‘rumours’ on the net? And is the ability to share the minutiae of their lives online making the young in China politically apathetic?

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