The document discusses censorship in China, including its strengths of blocking terrorist, violent, and pornographic content to maintain security and protect children, as well as its weaknesses of violating freedom of speech and access by blocking opposition voices and international sites. It describes the "Great Firewall of China" system used to filter content and regulate the internet through hundreds of fortifications and computer servers. Censored topics include Taiwanese and Tibetan independence, Falun Gong, and the Dalai Lama. While censorship aims to prevent opposition to communist party rule, it is also criticized for limiting freedom of information and expression.

1. By Ruan
(18645839)
The Censorship of China
(Eff, 2017)

2. The censorship of China
Internet
technologies
Online regulations
of China
• Opponent content
• Some international
sites
• Pornographic
content
• Violent content
• Terroristic content
The regime of China
The censorship of China
(August, 2007)
Chinese
Firewall
Filter
Determine

3. The strengths of Chinese
censorship
Security Internet environment
 Block terroristic content - Terrorist hard to spread information
through the tight censorship
 Block violent content – Violent content is harmful for social
security
Green Internet environment
 Block pornographic content - Pornography is harmful for children
because they do not have good judgment and self-control ability
The benefit of Chinese censorship to people in China
(Villeneuve, 2006)

4. The weaknesses of Chinese
censorship
Violate freedom speech
 Block the opposed voice – People can not publish any
opposed voice about Chinese regime online
Violate freedom access
 Block some international sites, such as, Facebook &
Twitter
The harm of Chinese censorship to people in China
(Villeneuve, 2006)

5. The Great Firewall of China
The Great Firewall of China
(John, 2013)

6. The Great Firewall in China
The hundreds of individual
fortifications - guarantee the
high quality work
Ton of PCs and computer
servers
The regulations in China
The Great
Firewall in
China
Constitute
The Great Firewall in China
(August, 2007)
Constitute

7. The content of Chinese
censorship
 Taiwanese independence
Some Taiwanese people do not like Taiwan controlled by the Communist Party
(Hsieh & Niou, 2005).
 Tibetan independence
Some Zang people do not like Tibet controlled by Han people (Ardley, 2003).
 Falun Gong
An organization for extremely anti-communist and it also is a kind of Qigong (Ownby,
2008).
 Dalai Lama
The leader of the organization of Tibetan independence and he is a professional
Buddhist (Ardley, 2003).
Some opponent content does Chinese censorship blocked

8. The regime of China
Communist Party has ruled
China since 1949 – One party
without competition
• Cannot tolerate the
opposition
• Deal with opponent
people
Current Communist Party –
Democratic chairman and
better justice
• More democracy
and justice
• Better social
harmony
Political reform
The government of China
(Chinging China, 2017) & (Murphy, 2004)

9. Reference
Ardley, J. (2003). The Tibetan independence movement: political, religious and
Gandhian perspectives. Routledge.
August, O. (2007). The Great Firewall: China's Misguided - and Futile - Attempt to
Control What Happens Online. Wired, 15(11).
Chinging China. (2017). How China is ruled. BBC.
Hsieh, J. F. S., & Niou, E. M. (2005). Measuring Taiwanese public opinion on
Taiwanese independence. The China Quarterly, 181, 158-168.
Murphy, R. (2004). Turning peasants into modern Chinese citizens:“Population
quality” discourse, demographic transition and primary education. The China
Quarterly, 177, 1-20.
Ownby, D. (2008). Falun Gong and the future of China. OUP USA.
Villeneuve, N. (2006). The filtering matrix: Integrated mechanisms of information
control and the demarcation of borders in cyberspace. First Monday, 11(1).
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