Nikkei Asian Review | October 21, 2019
By SHUNSUKE TABETA
Chinese censorship has soared under President Xi Jinping through such measures as mandatory face scans and registration of phone numbers and bank account information for internet access.
Social media content is tightly policed, with material disfavored by the Communist Party removed. Now China is eager to export its model to countries across its Belt and Road Initiative — a strategy clearly in evidence at the sixth annual World Internet Conference, which kicked off here Sunday.
It is the common responsibility of the international community to develop, use and govern the internet well so that it can better benefit mankind, Xi said in a message conveyed at the conference’s opening ceremony.
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