Is the Internet changing China’s politics? Here is another commentary on information politics from China’s “most official” publication – People’s Daily Online:
An article on China’s Internet politics, published recently in the Learning Times newspaper, has aroused much attention on the Internet. The article explains that Internet politics refers to the phenomenon that the public can participate in politics and discuss politics through the Internet; while the politicians can communicate with the public through the internet. It also points out that the Internet has deeply changed the political environment in China and has provided a new method and channel for the development of democratic politics. Thus, it also calls on Chinese leaders to adapt to the development of Internet politics.
This is really a new theme that is worth studying.
It is also worth noticing that Internet politics have been influenced by democracy since it was born, as it is growing in an open and convenient environment that promotes interpersonal communication. It is without a doubt an ideal democratic medium. The healthy development of Internet politics will be of great importance to the development of a socialist democracy. Internet technology seems to provide a natural breeding ground for the development of democratic politics. People like the free, personal and interpersonal communication characteristics of the Internet. They like to express their opinions, exchange ideas and put forward suggestions so as to gain a sense of a new type of democracy. Such direct and comprehensive opinions and suggestions, which represent the ideas of an important group of people, are increasingly becoming an important force behind the impacts on social development and progress. [Full Text]
