Truly Communist!
Posted in: Random Thoughts, Society
I was a kid, but I still remember the news flashes of Tiananmen Square massacre on 4th June, 1989. The protests were mainly led by students and intellectuals demanding political liberalization, free market reforms, right to freedom of speech & access to information. In all, the protest was a demanded for democracy.
More than two decades have passed since then, but there is no change in the Chinese way of shielding & hiding information from rest of the world. Last year in June, the Chinese authorities blocked internet access to Twitter, Flickr, Bing, Live.com, and many other social networking sites. Google’s China search engine & map show filtered content. In a recent event, many hackers from China tried to hack Google server. The hack was not just limited to MNCs, but also targeted towards nations. According to recent news, number of Chinese hackers tried to hack India’s PM’s Office servers. As expected, all such incidents were denied by Chinese government.
What is it that China fear so much that it does not allow free press, freedom of expressions, right to share and access information?
Another interesting thing I read today was that Chinese authorities have pulled the Avatar (2D) from some of its cinemas over fears that it could cause political unrest. The plot of human colonists attempting to demolish an alien village for its resources comes close to China, where millions of people were evicted from their homes to make room for high rises and government infrastructure projects. Reason of not pulling Avatar (3D) is that there are not many 3D theaters in China, and hence no threat.
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