![]() ![]() Insider knowledge is needed, for example, to access VPNs and understand coded Nevertheless, despite these efforts, the Great Firewall and officialĬensorship can only be circumvented and not directly opposed. Meaning of these puns is discovered, new ones are invented. Others circumvent official censorship by using code words and metaphors toĬriticize the government and the lack of freedom of speech. (VPNs) to circumvent the Great Firewall and access uncensored information. Foreigners and Chinese alike use virtual private networks ![]() Many have become wary of official media outlets and This is not to say that Chinese citizens blindly believe and follow ![]() Thus, the Great Firewall creates a certain space in which information is limited and targeted in a way so as to direct public opinion and indirectly preempt the potential impact of critical information. Public opinion is also shaped in a more subtle manner by governmental social media accounts or the so-called “50-cent army” - state-employed bloggers who influence opinion online by posting positive comments and news about the government. Student textbooks, for instance, teach Chinese children to be patriotic and critical of “the West,” whose arrival in the 19th century has resulted in “100 years of humiliation” of the “great Chinese civilization.” Chinese citizens encounter these views and praise of the CCP in the form of billboards and posters in streets, public transport or at the workplace. JQuery('.search-field').on('input', function() ) ![]()
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