ACCTG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Florian Schneider, Nanking Massacre, Chinese Historiography
Document Summary
China"s info-web": how beijing governs online political communication about japan by florian schneider. China"s digital spheres as highly diverse network expression, discussion, contestation. Online communication actively engaged by state agencies, ccp organizations, commercial enterprises, private internet users. Broad public discourses online contributed to post-socialist trend toward social, cultural, political diversity. Provide opportunities to challenge social injustice, environmental problems, political failings -> subtle resistance or high-profile protests -> discussion encouraged as long as not used to mobilize. Prc control over communication vital to successful governance strategy. Today"s societies and political dynamics as networks shaped by communication power" -> power to affect political decisions by influencing discursive context and symbolic resources. Prc network run by three state-owned conglomerates and four public internet service providers that regulate internet in collaboration with authorities. Party and state rely on programming power to shape values that govern networks: aligns capitalist interests with political imperatives -> allows diversity while promoting narrow range political discourses.
