SHAPING THE INTERNET IN CHINA. Evolution of Political Control over Network Infrastructure and Content

Parsing the Effect of the Internet on Regime Support in China

“…Authoritarian regimes around the world have tried to avoid the destabilizing effects of the Internet through sophisticated regulation and censorship (Boas, 2006;Harwit and Clark, 2001;Kalathil and Boas, 2001;Kalathil and Boas, 2003;Rod and Weidmann, forthcoming;Rodan, 1998;Taubman, 1998). The Chinese government is particularly successful in this regard.…”

E-Political Socialization, the Press and Politics

“…With the popularity of the Internet, little individual freedom and political progress might arise, but a more likely scenario is the consolidation of CPC's leadership and expansion of nationalism. Quite a few scholars concluded that CPC had taken advantage of the Internet functions in commercial activities and at the same time effectively controlled the negative political influence by multiple means (Banerjee, 2003;Harwit and Clark, 2001;Qiu, 2000;Shie, 2004). Even though the Chinese government is unlikely to prevent harmful information totally, it still could deter violations and irregularities by punishing those who visit illegal websites (Yin,356 Song Yingfa and Miao Hongna 2009).…”

Weibo communication and government legitimacy in China: a computer-assisted analysis of Weibo messages on two ‘mass incidents’†

“…One view sees public participation on the web as a challenge and even a threat to the rule of the CCP (e.g. Despite these disagreements, scholars agree that both the physical network and web content are under state control (Harwit and Clark 2001;Dong 2012). Some 7 scholars (e.g.…”