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.
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.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: This effort will not succeed. The young are always hungry for information .... limiting this hunger is not going to lead to stability. I saw this attempt to control the message in China in the late 1980s, and it led to the Tienanmen protests and massacre in 1989 .... and that was before the internet and social media.
