But the real concern are the US tech giants. We’ve already seen from our own countries how the youth go all in for American culture and allow English to become dominant. Then comes the white worship, liberalism, and insane conspiracies that get passed around. Hong Kong is a great example of what happens when you open up entirely to western social media.
I feel that this could lead to a Chinese perestroika or glasnost but hopefully It either won’t go nationwide or I’ll be proven wrong if it does.
I don’t know why people continuously assume that CPC doesn’t understand these basic things and that they haven’t weighed pros and cons themselves. The article has an important bit here
Mao emphasized that the “Internet+” era has brought about the success of companies such as Tencent, Alibaba, Douyin, and Xiaomi, which have generated millions of job opportunities. Now, in the age of AI, as long as the cross-border flow of sensitive data is properly regulated, opening up computing power and restoring international internet access will have more benefits than drawbacks.
It’s not going to be unfettered free for all access, it’s still going to be mediated.
Well that’s a huge relief. I was so startled by the article that I must have glossed it over. The CPC has moments where it seems to be very insightful and on the mark, other times naive. It’s nice to see that they’re being more of the former in this case.
It’s not like they operate without a nod from the central government. CPC likes doing this sort of stuff where they let local governments try new things out, and then see how things develop. I think that’s a rational approach to at least try these things.
If even a weak and defeated nation like Brazil can mess up some of the plans of the US tech giants, I assume the only reason the Chinese wouldn’t is because they’d make an explicit choice not to. Which, in turn, cannot arise from naivety but from policy. The question is whether people think Chinese policy is that foolish or not.
I doubt China will have an unregulated internet, not even in Shanghai.
But the real concern are the US tech giants. We’ve already seen from our own countries how the youth go all in for American culture and allow English to become dominant. Then comes the white worship, liberalism, and insane conspiracies that get passed around. Hong Kong is a great example of what happens when you open up entirely to western social media.
I feel that this could lead to a Chinese perestroika or glasnost but hopefully It either won’t go nationwide or I’ll be proven wrong if it does.
I don’t know why people continuously assume that CPC doesn’t understand these basic things and that they haven’t weighed pros and cons themselves. The article has an important bit here
It’s not going to be unfettered free for all access, it’s still going to be mediated.
Well that’s a huge relief. I was so startled by the article that I must have glossed it over. The CPC has moments where it seems to be very insightful and on the mark, other times naive. It’s nice to see that they’re being more of the former in this case.
this seems to be work by a local clique to increase liberal reforms and liberal influence
It’s not like they operate without a nod from the central government. CPC likes doing this sort of stuff where they let local governments try new things out, and then see how things develop. I think that’s a rational approach to at least try these things.
If even a weak and defeated nation like Brazil can mess up some of the plans of the US tech giants, I assume the only reason the Chinese wouldn’t is because they’d make an explicit choice not to. Which, in turn, cannot arise from naivety but from policy. The question is whether people think Chinese policy is that foolish or not.
I doubt China will have an unregulated internet, not even in Shanghai.
Exactly, it’s still going to be regulated, but now people will be interact more broadly with the rest of the world. I think it’s a good thing overall.