Abstract
The first two years of the Xi Jinping administration saw a thorough reconfiguration of Internet governance. This reconfiguration created a centralized and integrated institutional framework for information technologies, in support of an ambitious agenda to place digital technologies at the heart of propaganda, public opinion and social control work. Conversely, the autonomy and spontaneity of China’s online sphere was vastly reduced, as the leadership closed channels for public deliberation. This article reviews the institutional and regulatory changes that have taken place between 2012 and 2014, and analyses the methods and purposes of control they imply.
Highlights
Premier Li Keqiang’s 2015 Government Work Report inaugurated a new term for information technology policy: ‘Internet Plus’
The first two years of the Xi Jinping administration saw a thorough reconfiguration of Internet governance
High-level regulatory institutions were established which promulgated new rules on subjects ranging from malicious software on mobile app stores to the use of social media accounts
Summary
Premier Li Keqiang’s 2015 Government Work Report inaugurated a new term for information technology policy: ‘Internet Plus’.
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