Electronic Decentralisation in China: A Critical Analysis of Internet Filtering Policies in the People's Republic of China

@article{Lacharite2002ElectronicDI,
  title={Electronic Decentralisation in China: A Critical Analysis of Internet Filtering Policies in the People's Republic of China},
  author={Jason R. Lacharite},
  journal={Australian Journal of Political Science},
  year={2002},
  volume={37},
  pages={333 - 346}
}
  • J. Lacharite
  • Published 1 July 2002
  • Political Science
  • Australian Journal of Political Science
China is in the midst of an Internet revolution that appears to be accelerating. Despite Beijing's desperate attempts to control Web content, the flow of 'illegal' and 'undesirable' information continues to bypass the state's primitive regulatory system. This study examines the administrative and technical difficulties involved in Internet regulation in China, and concludes that digital censorship is unworkable. Not only are China's surveillance and bureaucratic arrangements inadequate, counter… 
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