Authoritarian Informationalism: China’s Approach to Internet Sovereignty
@article{Jiang2010AuthoritarianIC, title={Authoritarian Informationalism: China’s Approach to Internet Sovereignty}, author={Min Jiang}, journal={SAIS Review of International Affairs}, year={2010}, volume={30}, pages={71 - 89} }
In light of the Google-China conflict, this article discusses the issue of Internet sovereignty and, in particular, draws attentions to the various sources of regime legitimacy that undergird the Chinese government’s claim to Internet sovereignty. By building and promoting state legitimacy in economy, nationalism, ideology, culture, and governance, Beijing has been arguably successful in gaining popular compliance and cementing its political rule despite grassroots challenges. In the…
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