From the Cox News Service:
Although the Chinese Communist Party came to power promising a social revolution, it has not differed from the several millennia of dynasties that preceded it in one regard: rigid control of information.
Just as the emperors ruled by issuing edicts to the masses below and ensured obedience by keeping them ill-informed, today’s mandarins also keep a tight grip on the flow of information, making transparency and government accountability nearly impossible.
