Assignment:
For this assignment there are going to be Discussion.
For your first post, summarize and evaluate the main ideas in HeQinglian's (pron. Huh Ching-lee-en) chapters. Does she present a utopian or a dystopian view of the role of the Internet in China in fostering greater democratization and the growth of civil society? Support your point of view with evidence (e.g., quotations, examples, facts, etc.) from He's writings.
For your second, third, and fourth posts, summarize and evaluate the other readings and videos. Support your ideas/opinions with evidence (e.g., quotations, examples, facts, etc.).
Resources:
China could control the Global Internet after Oct. 1. By Joshua Phillip, Epoch Times, September 14, 2016; last updated September 24, 2016.
ICANN, Russia, China, and Internet Reform: What You Need to Know. By Marika VanLaan, posted October 23, 2016.r.
The U.S. Must Not Allow Russia and China to Threaten Global Internet Freedom. By Alexandra Desanctis, September 21, 2016, National Review.com
He, Qinglian. The Fog of Censorship: Media Control in China, Introduction, "Shattering the Myths About China's Media Market," pp. xiii-xx (7 pages); Chapter Eleven, "The Hijacked Potential of China's Internet," pp. 173-202 (29 pages);
Conclusion: "How Far is China From Democracy?" pp. 210-217 (17 pages).
Ai Weiwei free to travel overseas again after China returns his passport. By Tom Phillips, Beijing, 22 July 2015. The Guardian.com
Required Videos
China's Secret Plan to Control the Internet. China Uncensored. Note this video is related to MacKinnon and the two articles that discuss ICANN.
Police Detain Artist, Activist Ai Weiwei. PBS NewsHour,
Art, China and Censorship According to Ai Weiwei. PBS NewsHour