A Snapshot of Internet Regulation in Contemporary China

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Introduction

China has continued to experience great difficulty in trying to regulate internet use in the country , which has continued to have its share of socioeconomic implications . The Chinese government has an economic environment which is so liberal and the internet comes in handy in playing a big role in the development strategy , particularly in the communication sector . The country is geared to use the internet to boost the country 's economic growth by installing advanced technological networks to linkup

with other markets across the world . The number of internet users has grown so fast since the strategy was embraced moving to 210 million in 2007 from 0 .62 million ten years earlier (1997 . Furthermore , the country has 1 .5 million websites and is currently the world 's number two in internet use (Zhao ,

.37 . With this fact , it has become a national concern to control the use of internet technology due to the numerous challenges that accompany it , especially its effect on the political and social arena . The country is therefore focused on drawing up rules and regulations to control internet use to help counter the negative resultant effects

This will look at the steps that the Chinese government is taking in trying to regulate the internet use , the outcome of the strategy and how the steps are perceived by its proponents and opponents alike

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