Abstract
Logic of the Internet Politics in China
Highlights
The experiences of China in development of the Internet provide a unique locus to test the abovementioned thoughts about the political implications of the Internet
China has established a parallel governance structure: one is used to promote the development of the Internet industry, and the other for the implementation of political control
As a revised version of panopticon, Yu came up with the concept of “onlooking prison” to describe the structure of Internet in China, where regulators lose their full control of information resources, and the public is able to monitor the behavior of the “guards” and to have their appeals heard and satisfied [12]
Summary
Chinese leaders and officials at all levels of governments always live in an ambivalent situation in terms of the development of the Internet. China has established a parallel governance structure: one is used to promote the development of the Internet industry, and the other for the implementation of political control.
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