China's 'great Firewall' Is Taller Than Ever Under 'president-for-life' Xi Jinping

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Fri, 03/23/2018 - 8:14pm

Vincent Isore/IP3/Getty Images Censorship in China has soared under President Xi Jinping, targeting local and international dissidents. Thousands of censorship directives are issued every year, and there has been a significant increase in the number of restrictive laws and regulations that target everything from false information to content that endangers the "honor of the State." Group chats are a big focus of the Chinese government and group initiators can be held criminally liable for anything members say, indicating Beijing is more less concerned with dissent existing than it is spreading. All of China's online rules are incredibly vague, allowing police broad discretion and encouraging netizens to self-censor before they ever post anything. It was 10.07 p.m.

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China's 'great Firewall' Is Taller Than Ever Under 'president-for-life' Xi Jinping

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