Censorship:: China seeks to export its vision of the Internet - by Nathan Vanderklippe

China Censors the Internet

China, the country that perfected breaking the Internet, has of late been on a campaign to convince the rest of the world that its approach to digital networks is worth spreading. It’s an effort led by Lu Wei, the man whose chief responsibilities include overseeing the Great Firewall of China, whose heavy veil of censorship is responsible for the damage China has done to the Internet inside its borders.

Many nations are also newly skeptical of U.S. leadership in cyberspace, following the Edward Snowden revelations of rampant spying. “The U.S. is no longer seen as a benevolent steward of the Internet system,” said Mr. Creemers.

“The whole idea that Cisco routers, which power the Chinese Internet, might have CIA backdoors installed is a huge concern in Chinese policy circles.” China appears to be taking swift action, saying it wants home-grown technology to supplant foreign-sourced goods in sensitive banking, military and other applications by 2020.

Nlote EU-Digest: it all boils down to Governments controlling what people can see and connect to on the Internet, or having the freedom of choice. To most people who believe in Democracy and Privacy Rights the latter is always preferable. China applies a censorship policy on many forms of expression which it can not disguise in any shape or form.

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