“Internet Censorship in China” (Part 1/2) with James Griffiths

Oxford Society for International Development

What happens if you criticize the Chinese government on the internet? Can the government censor any opinion that it doesn’t like or is there a line which it cannot cross? In this half of the two-part series on internet censorship in China, Zilun talks to James Griffiths about the anatomy of censorship in China and its implications on internet world-wide. If other developing countries follow the trend to censor the internet, what are its foreseeable consequences?

The speaker, James Griffiths, is the author of the “Great Firewall of China: How to build and control an alternative version of the internet,” and “Speak Not: Empire, identity and the politics of language.” He is the incoming Asia correspondent for the Globe and Mail, and a former senior producer for CNN International. Based in Hong Kong, James has reported from across Asia for almost a decade, including China, the Koreas, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Australia.

Interview by Zilun Lin. Music by Lorcan Cudlip Cook. Learn more about the Oxford Society for International Development at oxsid.org