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Xi wants to make the Great Firewall of China even greater
(www.theregister.com)
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this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2023
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As a layman, this doesn’t sound any different than what my (vague) picture of what the “great firewall” already is. My assumption is that the great firewall is generally about:
-preventing those inside China from access unapproved content from outside
-preventing those outside China from accessing unapproved content from inside China
-monitoring and controlling content inside China
Can anyone speak to how this could be notably different than what China has already been doing in that realm? Or correct my understanding of what we believe China already has in place?
You're correct in your assumptions, they are just essentially locking "China Net" down more / "upgrading" it.
Per the article: "The term "security barrier" is reminiscent of the so-called "Great Firewall" – a term used to describe the myriad legislative actions and technologies regulating the internet in and around the Middle Kingdom. The Great Firewall ensures, among other things, censorship and limited access to any foreign media service or entity that may not be aligned with Party values.
Many foreign organizations have found it difficult to navigate the constant onslaught of regulations coming from Beijing. LinkedIn, Google, Meta and Zoom are all part of a growing list of businesses that have turned their backs on Xi's paradise.
Recent regulations from China have also targeted more conventionally unwanted domestic behaviors – such as toxic online fan clubs and opportunistic livestreamers taking money from children.
In late February, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it cleaned up 54.3 million pieces of information it deemed undesirable in 2022 alone.
According to Alibaba-owned news outlet South China Morning Post, the weekend's newly announced directions immediately led to the implementation of a week-long anti-rumor campaign from China's Ministry of Public Security. The campaign includes activating police departments to spread warnings about misinformation.
As part of the campaign, Shanghai police already reported on Chinese social media website Weibo they have targeted 258 people and shut down 460 illegal accounts for violations. Police in Sichuan province reportedly dealt with five individuals and 52 cases of rumormongering and shut down 116 online accounts"
Sounds like it is formalizing the regulations regarding toxic online fan clubs and opportunistic livestreamers and adding it to the list of regulations that encompass the Great Firewall, while stating that the Great Firewall / Chinese Cybersecurity & Telecom will be subject to Xi Jinping thought, same as the recent Socialist A.I announcement. Essentially all tech must be developed with those tenets in mind.
"Ensuring Communist Party of China leadership over all forms of work in China."
and Adopting new science-based ideas for "innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development".
from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping_Thought