>One is run by the CCP The CCP doesn't run 'the Chinese internet'. In many ways the Chinese digital sphere is even more privatized than its European or America

>One is run by the CCP The CCP doesn't run 'the Chinese internet'. In many ways the Chinese digital sphere is even more privatized than its European or American counterparts given that its almost entirely built on the back of the vertically integrated private companies that the article attacks. It's why there's basically no comparable search giant to Google, not even domestic in China, everything is driven by proprietary platforms rather than protocols, as China largely leapfrogged over that phase. Also discussed in the context of why there's so little long form blogging in China, here (https://yiqinfu.github.io/posts/walled-gardens-china/ https://yiqinfu.github.io/posts/walled-gardens-china/)