Comments on: Jiang Min: Spaces and Dynamics of Chinese Online Public Deliberation http://www.lokman.org/2009/05/27/jiang-min-spaces-and-dynamics-of-chinese-online-public-deliberation/ new media, global communication, journalism Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:45:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: William Abbott Foster, PhD http://www.lokman.org/2009/05/27/jiang-min-spaces-and-dynamics-of-chinese-online-public-deliberation/comment-page-1/#comment-1256 William Abbott Foster, PhD Sat, 30 May 2009 07:19:30 +0000 http://www.lokman.org/2009/05/27/jiang-min-spaces-and-dynamics-of-chinese-online-public-deliberation/#comment-1256 I have a friend Howard Guo who has a blog on the People's Daily (the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)) in which he often critiques the Chinese communist party. What is interesting is that Howard was one of the leaders of the Tenniman Square Democracy movement and is watched closely every time he goes to China. Howard says that he often gets 100,000 hits a day on his blog and that the leaders of the CCP read his blog. He says he never criticizes the CCP on the Dalai Lama, but is often critical on other things. People in the West don't realize the amount of debate that goes on in the Chinese blogs. Certain things are taboo, but other criticism and debate goes. The blogs, particularly on the Peoples Daily are an important part of the CCP's decision making process. I have a friend Howard Guo who has a blog on the People’s Daily (the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)) in which he often critiques the Chinese communist party. What is interesting is that Howard was one of the leaders of the Tenniman Square Democracy movement and is watched closely every time he goes to China. Howard says that he often gets 100,000 hits a day on his blog and that the leaders of the CCP read his blog. He says he never criticizes the CCP on the Dalai Lama, but is often critical on other things.

People in the West don’t realize the amount of debate that goes on in the Chinese blogs. Certain things are taboo, but other criticism and debate goes. The blogs, particularly on the Peoples Daily are an important part of the CCP’s decision making process.

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