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Free information and communication on Internet is forbidden in China. So you’re facing
so-called a great firewall to block all the major international Internet servers. And
within China you have 100,000 Internet police just sitting there delete all blog or whatever
the information they think we cannot appreciate about. But still, the Chinese twitter and
Chinese blog still offers a certain kind of freedom this nation never had before. And
also, daily when the event’s happening people start to make comments on it, which build
up a very strong platform for civil opinions and discussions, which already completely
change the landscape of the political situation. I think those technology platform constantly
put the government on trial. And every event, every policy they make will be people will
laugh about it, and they will make fun about it. This is amazing for younger generation.
I think Internet technology can lead more freedom in everywhere, especially in China.
A state like China or other authoritarian society, to maintain this kind of control
is to censor and to block the freedom of expression. Once that is not possible, then to maintain
this kind of control is impossible. So obviously Internet is the answer to achieve a civil
society or to get young people to be engaged, to be involved and to be informed, and to
freely associate and communicate with other people. This is truly a miracle gift from
the human struggle. I think it is so beautiful, and I think it’s beyond the imagination.