April 23, 2008
Chinese Internet Nationalism Spreads on the Web
A stir of Chinese Internet Nationalism has sprung up to combat the harsh criticisms from the Western world.
The Web has been shining a spotlight on political and social issues facing China due to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games taking place in Beijing and the unrest in Tibet.
Both sides of the Chinese conflicts have taken the movement to the Web, voicing outrage or concerns through YouTube channels and online petitions.
Many Tibetan sympathizers feel that the Internet is doing nothing more than keeping the Chinese government accountable for their sweeping promises of human rights reform made last August in order to win the bid for the Olympics.
Ironically, one of the main criticisms that the Chinese government is facing from the Western world is its use of Internet censorship. Now, they are censoring Chinese patriots from using the Internet to combat Western critcisms and voicing nationalistic views.
Posted by Buzz Webster at April 23, 2008 07:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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