The First Lady’s of the US on a trip through China also spoke of freedom of expression and the Internet during a speech at Peking University. It was a brave step because she knew it’s a hot topic for the Chinese regime.
China
consumes a staggering amount of man-hours and money just to monitor,
block and filter communications of half a billion users. China is third in the world for throwing journalists in jail, behind Turkey and Iran, with 32 journalists in prison.
She said: “It’s
so important for information and ideas to flow freely over the Internet
and through the media, because that’s how we discover the truth,” she
said. “That’s how we learn what’s really happening in our communities
and our country and our world.”
Mrs. Obama's specific remarks were censored by China’s news agency, but circulated
in social media. America’s mainstream media praised the First Lady for
speaking out on this issue.
Bravo Mrs Obama.
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