China’s Internet “Firewalls” Serving the Needs of the Country and 632 Million Netizens

China’s Great Firewall restricts access to the main Internet communication platforms in the U.S. (Facebook, Twitter, Google), thus leading to a general western perception that China lacks Internet openness and access altogether. Stephen Harner argues that Internet protectionism actually allowed China to create rival services (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) that have developed into a thriving Internet industry.



Stephen Harner, Former US State Department Official via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1zgep9y