http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUKKBN13B1FF
- The Chinese president Xi Jinping called for greater cooperation among nations in developing and governing the internet - needing to respect so called 'cyber-sovereignty'
- Xi said "The development of the internet knows no international boundaries. The sound use, development and governance of the internet thus calls for closer cooperation"
- The communist party led by Xi, has censored and controlled the flow of information online
- China infamously operated the 'Great Firewall' - world's most sophisticated online censorship system
- China hopes to cooperate with other countries to develop international rules and standards for the internet
- "There can't be national security for one country while there is insecurity in another."
China is a communist led country, therefore the information that audiences receive in China differ heavily from the information we receive in the UK, therefore the idea of censorship is something that could potentially be seen as both a positive and negative thing. The liberation we are allowed within the UK, and with the content we receive, allows us to access a range of sources and therefore be exposed to a lot more valid and reliable sources too, however the government in China filter everything they believe their audience should see and not see, therefore have a controlled exposure, which would therefore completely control the country and their ideologies. I think there needs to be an acceptable balance between censorship and content being controlled as this will essentially help audiences receive content that is more valid and not misleading; however the power of the Chinese government reveals how there is no liberation within their society. Censoring certain content online, such as false news or invalid sources is something that would benefit a society, however controlling the whole internet within a country, would destroy the liberation of an individual.
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