Youve Got Dissent Chinese Dissident Use Of The Internet And Beijings Counter Strategies

Download or read book You've Got Dissent! Chinese Dissident Use of the Internet and Beijing's Counter-Strategies written by Michael S. Chase and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2002-07-08 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the political use of the Internet by Chinese dissidents, both in the PRC and abroad, and the counterstrategies that Beijing has employed to prevent or minimize its impact. Although PRC officials have responded to the increased use of the Internet with predominantly traditional measures, they have been relatively successful. No credible challenges to the regime exist at present, despite the introduction of a massive modern telecommunications infrastructure. However, time may be on the side of the regime's opponents.