China has implemented a wide variety of regulations and laws that pertains to the censorship of the internet. Over sixty different  Internet regulations have been created by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). The equipment used to repress the information chinese citizens view is extremely advanced and not only monitors the Internet access of individuals but blocks certain websites. The Chinese government decided to implement these Internet regulations to deter individuals from divulging there negative opinions to the public on issues such as pollution, corruption and the government. To many this seems drastic and the control over the internet strips the chinese citizens of the right to freedom of speech. But the chinese government feels that this is the only way to maintain china's cultural and moral values. In a New York Times Article by Randy James called "Chinese Internet Censorship" he discusses  the role of government in china and the effects of Internet censorship.

James Fallows of the Atlantic writes that such "selective enforcement" can lead to the most stifling restriction of all — self-censorship: "The idea is that if you're never quite sure when, why and how hard the boom might be lowered on you, you start controlling yourself, rather than being limited strictly by what the government is able to control directly." Not like most Chinese care, though. A recent Pew Research Center survey found that 80% of Chinese think the Internet should be managed or controlled, and 85% think the government should be responsible for doing it.

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