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• The Chinese Communist Party has implemented an extensive censorship program that encompasses a wide range of forums and subject matter. The idea behind this censorship is to isolate mainland China from the outside world.UCLA: Censorship in China

  In regards to the Internet, the Ministry of Information Industry manages censoring content that the public views in the People's Republic of China.Human Rights Watch: How Censorship Works in China: A Brief Overview

• Fast Facts

  1. Often called the Great Firewall of ChinaHuman Rights Watch: How Censorship Works in China: A Brief Overview
  2. Program includes all of mainland China
  3. Does not include: Hong Kong and Macau
  4. Hong Kong and Macau have implemented their own self-censorship programs
  5. Internet users in China: Over 160 millionReporters Sans Frontieres: A “Journey to the Heart of Internet censorship” on eve of party congress (October 10, 2007)
  6. Websites available to China: 1.3 millionReporters Sans Frontieres: A “Journey to the Heart of Internet censorship” on eve of party congress (October 10, 2007)
  7. Reporters Without Borders ranked the Chinese media situation as very seriousReporters Sans Frontieres: A “Journey to the Heart of Internet censorship” on eve of party congress (October 10, 2007)
  8. OpenNet Initiative rated China's Internet censorship as pervasiveOpenNet Initiative: Asia
  9. Harvard University study reported at least 18,000 websites blocked by the Great Firewall of ChinaHarvard University: Empirical Analysis of Internet Filtering in China

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