How does China control its internet?
Ever heard of the Great Firewall of China?
China has one of the world鈥檚 most sophisticated internet censorship systems - it鈥檚 so extensive that it鈥檚 been nicknamed 鈥楾he Great Firewall of China鈥�. Many Western websites, such as Google or WhatsApp, are shut off to Chinese Internet users, while Chinese equivalents like Baidu and WeChat are popular instead. Blockbuster films like Top Gun Maverick have been edited, celebrities like Lady Gaga are taboo and even Peppa Pig has been censored.
So, what is the Chinese government trying to achieve with internet censorship? And in an increasingly globalised world, how are they managing to filter out the information they don鈥檛 want people to know? Shawn Yuan from the 麻豆社鈥檚 Global China Unit explains how the 鈥楪reat Firewall鈥� works - and what it tells us about the relationship between the government and citizens in China.
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