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China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think

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China takes great pains to regulate Internet users within its border, but civil unrest remains largely uncensored—and helps the government gauge public sentiment.

Brendon Hong
Brendon Hong
articles/2014/12/27/china-s-internet-is-freer-than-you-think/141226-hong-china-internet-tease_ufrgku
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