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that's what they want. a bifurcation of the internet.
by dmead 7y ago
that's what they want. a bifurcation of the internet.
- jacquesm 7y agoNo they don't. They want to use it as a weapon against targets of their choosing and co-opt the rest of the net in doing so. The economic importance of the internet to China can not be overstated.
- TurkishPoptart 7y agoI think what parent is saying is that (unrelated to TFA) China wants a separate information sphere, where only party-approved sites and services are available to their citizens. They have largely accomplished this.
- logfromblammo 7y agoThey want a semipermeable membrane that money can cross, but uncontrolled information can't.
- jrockway 7y agoI doubt it. China gets a lot of business from overseas via the Internet. Think about all those fabs where you upload a PCB design and for $2, they manufacture it and mail them to you. If Americans could not visit the Chinese Internet, those companies would be out of business overnight. When nobody has a job or money, people start questioning the government, which the government would probably like to avoid. The reality of China is that they need the global economy as much as the global economy needs them. No one entity can really pick up their ball and go home, as much as China would probably love to.
- glerk 7y agoI doubt that's what they want at least in the short term. The economic effects would be disastrous.