Growing Web Use in China Plays Key Role in Societal Shifts

The Newshour’s Margaret Warner has been reporting from China on the lead-up to the Olympics. Yesterday, she looked at the role of the Internet in transforming Chinese society. Listen to the report here:

Last month, China passed the United States in the number of people online. The Internet has given the Chinese a chance to see how the rest of the world views them, and is in turn helping rally young people to their government. Margaret Warner provides a report from China.

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