China's New Internet Plan 259
eldavojohn writes "The internet in China is diverging rapidly from the state that the rest of the world enjoys it. Recent news of China's leader, Hu Jintao, has revealed a strategy to distort it even further. Jintao is tackling the issue his Communist party is having with the youth of China that are too young to remember Chairman Mao and the fanaticism the populace had for him. A strategy he is proposing is 'cleaning up' China's internet & lacing it with a little propaganda like the need to 'Consolidate the guiding status of Marxism in the ideological sphere' online. The meeting notes also declared that 'Development and administration of Internet culture must stick to the direction of socialist advanced culture, adhere to correct propaganda guidance.'"
Re:Great firewall of China (Score:4, Informative)
I remember the part about circumventing blocking by ignoring the reset packets being publicized about a year ago. Dunno if it was ever fixed, though.
Re:Fear is the Mind Killer (Score:5, Informative)
China is not a Socialist/Communist/Marxist Country (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Doesn't...? (Score:2, Informative)
Yes. However, if you're on the inside of the damage, that doesn't help you much. The rest of the world can go on uninterrupted, but China's citizens are getting a very different view.
Re:What can really be done about this? (Score:1, Informative)
Made in R.O.C.
Made in R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Made in Republic of China
Made in Taiwan
Made in Taiwan (R.O.C.)