China's President Xi says internet control key to stability

[Katie N]

So, it's good to know Hitler was able to justify his oppression. He certainly felt it was just.

I'm going to go ahead and stick with freedom on this one, thanks.

Your ideas of freedom will lead to destabilization of society, no thank you. I prefer stability over chaos.

[Vorkreist]

Your ideas of freedom will lead to destabilization of society, no thank you. I prefer stability over chaos.

Except it won't. As the west clearly showed to the eastern degenerate communist part of the world.

[Katie N]

Except it won't. As the west clearly showed to the eastern degenerate communist part of the world.

Have you read his posts? Even the west doesn't have freedoms according to his idea of what freedom is.

[Sorshen]

Your ideas of freedom will lead to destabilization of society, no thank you. I prefer stability over chaos.

Total bullshit rhetoric. Mind providing some examples?

I can provide counter-example: Scandinavian countries occupy the first places on the HDI, Gini, Freedom Press Index, general perception of freedom, high rated in corruption perception index and they have high GDP per capita.

On the other hand, China is rated 176/180 in press freedom, next to Syria, Sudan and fucking North Korea.

[Katie N]

Total bullshit rhetoric. Mind providing some examples?

I can provide counter-example: Scandinavian countries occupy the first places on the HDI, Gini, Freedom Press Index, general perception of freedom, high rated in corruption perception index and they have high GDP per capita.

On the other hand, China is rated 176/180 in press freedom, next to Syria and fucking North Korea.

How is that bullshit? No country in the world fits his idea of freedom. Try reading what he posts and tell me that his idea of what freedom is doesn't destabilize society.

[Mormolyce]

Authoritarian regimes huh? Wacky fellows that they are.

Your ideas of freedom will lead to destabilization of society, no thank you. I prefer stability over chaos.

Well this is going to be a fundamental disagreement then.

[Katie N]

Well this is going to be a fundamental disagreement then.

Why? There is no country that fit his idea of freedom. A country can't even exist with his idea of what freedom is.

[Sorshen]

Katie N reminds me of all the best Hydra-centered Marvel comics. lol

Also, look what happens to people that think outside of party imposed lines in Vn:

http://www.dpa-international.com/top...0405-99-770196

[Noomz]

They say 50% of China's 1.3 billion citizens have internet access. What would happen if a free exchange of ideas were allowed not only with each other but a free exchange of ideas with everyone on the planet?

Xi says no good would come of it, it's a threat to the regime.


Bolded the interesting(to me) parts.




https://www.reuters.com/article/us-d...-idUSKBN1HS0GW

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China must strengthen its grip on the internet to ensure broader social and economic goals are met, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday citing comments from President Xi Jinping, underlining a hardening attitude towards online content.

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping meets World Economic Forum (WEF) Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 16, 2018. Naohiko Hatta/Pool via REUTERS
Under Xi’s rule China has increasingly tightened its grip on the internet, concerned about losing influence and control over a younger generation who are driving a diverse and vibrant online culture from livestreaming to blogs.

“Without web security there’s no national security, there’s no economic and social stability, and it’s difficult to ensure the interests of the broader masses,” Xinhua cited Xi as saying.

“We cannot let the internet become a platform for disseminating harmful information and stirring up trouble with rumors,” he added in comments made at a cyber security conference in Beijing, Xinhua said.

Chinese regulators have been driving a sweeping crackdown on media content, which has been gaining force since last year, spreading a chill among content makers and distributors.

China is also looking to take a leading role globally in internet regulation and technology more broadly, which has come into sharp focus amid a trade standoff with the United States and an arms race over technology.

The United States banned sales of parts and software to Chinese telecoms equipment maker ZTE earlier this week, which the Chinese firm said on Friday threatened its survival. ZTE uses U.S. chips in many of its smartphones.

The ZTE case had “triggered a heated debate” in China about advanced technology, Xinhua said in a separate report on Saturday, adding mastering high-end technologies such as chips was “key” to becoming a strong nation.

Luo Wen, China’s deputy industry minister, said while China had made progress in advance manufacturing in areas like electric vehicles and aviation, it was still facing challenges due to a lack of top talent and global scale, Xinhua said.

“Our advanced manufacturing development faces the risk of being boxed in at the low-end,” Xinhua reported, citing Luo.

Reporting by Adam Jourdan; Editing by Ros Russell

The interests of the broad masses? What a fucking joke. Those are hte masses you're oppressing, Ping. You don't give a rats ass about them, because if you did you'd let them express themselves.
No, they fear the people and thus they feel the need to severely control the people.

China should stay the fuck away from the worlds internet.

[Katie N]

Katie N reminds me of all the best Hydra-centered Marvel comics. lol

Also, look what happens to people that think outside of party imposed lines in Vn:

http://www.dpa-international.com/top...0405-99-770196

Can people plan to overthrow the government in your country without repercussions?

[Sorshen]

Can people plan to overthrow the government in your country without repercussions?

Some bloggers overthrowing the government, eh?
Are you a cartoon character?
We had 500-600k people peacefully protesting our government out in the street in one february night last year. How would've that ended in China or Vietnam? Tanks?

[Katie N]

Some bloggers overthrowing the government, eh?
Are you a cartoon character?

https://vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/phap-l...n-3732992.html

You don't need an army behind you to talk about overthrowing.

[Sorshen]

You're linking me an article sponsored by state propaganda...

[shadowmouse]

You seem to think I support assholes like Trump, no thanks.

It doesn't really matter to me if you do or you don't, what matters to me is that apparently all is fine and good in the US ... things are just a problem in China. Oppression is such a handily flexible phrase that way.

The freedom of speech and expression in China is being significantly restricted. It's not really a subjective issue, it fits the definition.

It's quite subjective. You are taking a set of values as you see them and using them as a filter to justify how you want another culture to react. Slogans are great, but at the end of things reality needs to be faced. That reality is that there are 1.3 to 1.6 billion people who need to be fed, housed and employed. Among the oppressive measures of the Chinese government, those bastards are trying to get toilets for everyone! http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/201..._136783293.htm

Regime change has had consequences in the Middle East. We can look back to the Taiping Rebellion and see how that fueled a rush of Chinese overseas. It remains to be seen if the current initiative to move China to a socialist model will work. There will undoubtedly be stumbles given the size of China's population, regional differences, and other factors. Recall, however, that China is barely more than 100 years out of feudalism and the emergence of regional warlords was a problem for quite a while after the last dynasty was replaced. Even today, groups like Eastern Lightning are trying to build cults of personality that represent a worse direction things could go.

[Katie N]

You're linking me an article sponsored by state propaganda...

You're linking to an article that omits the fact that they sought support abroad from foreign organizations and individuals and talked about overthrowing. I guess mentioning that wouldn't go well with the narrative they want to push.

[Deianeira]

He isn't wrong.

Free and open internet is probably the biggest destabilizer in the world right now.

The freedom of information and exchange of opinions (+ internet being the biggest propaganda outlet) does come at a price.

Id wager that education is the biggest destabilisation in the world. Because a well educated populace questions the govs beahaviour in terms they dont want.

[Lahis]

I don't think he said anything that "non oppressive" governments aren't doing as well. But oh, it's communism! It's China!

Sure, all governments are afraid of free information. It can always be used against them.

[Machismo]

It doesn't really matter to me if you do or you don't, what matters to me is that apparently all is fine and good in the US ... things are just a problem in China. Oppression is such a handily flexible phrase that way.



It's quite subjective. You are taking a set of values as you see them and using them as a filter to justify how you want another culture to react. Slogans are great, but at the end of things reality needs to be faced. That reality is that there are 1.3 to 1.6 billion people who need to be fed, housed and employed. Among the oppressive measures of the Chinese government, those bastards are trying to get toilets for everyone! http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/201..._136783293.htm

Regime change has had consequences in the Middle East. We can look back to the Taiping Rebellion and see how that fueled a rush of Chinese overseas. It remains to be seen if the current initiative to move China to a socialist model will work. There will undoubtedly be stumbles given the size of China's population, regional differences, and other factors. Recall, however, that China is barely more than 100 years out of feudalism and the emergence of regional warlords was a problem for quite a while after the last dynasty was replaced. Even today, groups like Eastern Lightning are trying to build cults of personality that represent a worse direction things could go.

Who is saying everything is fine and good in the United States? Do you enjoy building Godzilla-sized straw men?

I'm going to go ahead and stick with freedom on this one, thanks.

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Your ideas of freedom will lead to destabilization of society, no thank you. I prefer stability over chaos.

Thanks for making my case for me, enjoy that oppression.

The only real question is how much oppression you want to tolerate in order to have that stability. Are you in favor of genocide? I would hope not. So, your sweet spot is somewhere in between denial of freedom of speech and expression, and murder. I'll let you try and point to exactly how much oppression you are willing to tolerate.

On that note, Tiananmen Square actually happened.

I'm going to go ahead and stick with freedom on this one, thanks.

[shadowmouse]

I'm going to go ahead and stick with parroting random buzzwords on this one, thanks.

I fixed your typo.

Who is saying everything is fine and good in the United States?

Handy how much of the language you quoted flew over your head for this one.

If people studiously ignore problems in other places because "ZOMG CHINA" it isn't necessary to say everything is fine and good in the US because it is being treated as a given that they are. In particular, this thread starts with an article quoting Xi as saying: “We cannot let the internet become a platform for disseminating harmful information and stirring up trouble with rumors,” To address that as a perceived ill, while ignoring the extent to which similar issues are boiling away in the US (thread was started by a US poster) is pretty biased. We have a president actively calling things he doesn't like fake news, specifically taking aim at the media at rallies, restricting media access and what do we get in this thread? We get posts that seem to ignore all of those things because they're apparently only a problem if a Chinese guy says them.

[Machismo]

I fixed your typo.



Handy how much of the language you quoted flew over your head for this one.

If people studiously ignore problems in other places because "ZOMG CHINA" it isn't necessary to say everything is fine and good in the US because it is being treated as a given that they are. In particular, this thread starts with an article quoting Xi as saying: “We cannot let the internet become a platform for disseminating harmful information and stirring up trouble with rumors,” To address that as a perceived ill, while ignoring the extent to which similar issues are boiling away in the US (thread was started by a US poster) is pretty biased. We have a president actively calling things he doesn't like fake news, specifically taking aim at the media at rallies, restricting media access and what do we get in this thread? We get posts that seem to ignore all of those things because they're apparently only a problem if a Chinese guy says them.

Who says I'm ignoring shit? You keep trying to make inferences that I'm ignoring other problems, but I'm not. If you wish to discuss those problems, then bring it into those other threads. This is about China, if you want to talk about Trump... then you will easily find me on those threads.

China has a government that is actively trying to silence free speech, and remove freedom of thought. Hell, most people in China are not even allowed to learn about Tiananmen Square.

Tiananmen Square happened, are you willing to admit that?