China thinks we need to let others run the
internet.
Chinese Ambassador Sha Zukang told a UN conference that controls should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and international organizations. "It should ensure an equitable distribution of resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure functioning," he said at the conference on Internet governance.
Completely unlike China. This probably has a lot less to do with China's fears of American tyranny than it does with the unwillingness of the United States to shut down websites that critique world governments.
China's communist government fears the Internet would dilute Beijing's control over its population, as information passes unfiltered throughout the country and outside of strict government censorship. China strictly prohibits any public criticism of the ruling communist party and closely monitors and censors Internet usage. Periodically, Chinese security forces raid Internet cafes and arrest people who violate Chinese rules.
While I can see most of the rest of the world wanting this sort of censorship and thought-policing, I'm against it.
Speaking of the rest of the world, they don't like us
either and would be more than happy to help China impose global censorship.
Goe, cause it's good to be free, no matter what MiniTruth says.