ICT and the Demise of Government Propaganda.docVIP

ICT and the Demise of Government Propaganda By Li Xiguang, Guo Xiaoke and Xu Yong The Center for International Communications Studies Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Abstract: This article discusses an important direction in the development of Chinese press, politics, and public freedom of expression with the uses of new communications technologies. The challenges posed by the Internet to the Chinese state control of press are discussed. The Chinese leaders in the information age are confronted with a dilemma. On the one hand, the Internet-based informatio