The Internet in China: under high surveillance - FRANCE 24

Last modification: 07/01/09

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The Internet in China: under high surveillance

In 2008, the Chinese web user population has become the largest in the world. Their access to the World Wide Web is nonetheless far more restricted than in Western countries, with strict mechanisms of censorship.

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