Authority Meet Technology: Will China's Great Firewall Hold?

Authority Meet Technology: Will China's Great Firewall Hold?

Western media companies have long been faced with ethical challenges in order to access the vast Chinese market. But after accepting Beijing's censorship and a series of attacks on its network, Google announced last week that it has had enough, and it is threatening to pull out of China. China aspires to be considered a trustworthy global economic leader, but plenty of companies doing business in that country share Google's frustration at having to abide by different rules in the Middle Kingdom. How will the China Internet skirmish shake out? What lessons or cautionary tales does China's experience offer repressive governments and their tech-savvy opponents in places like Iran and Cuba? What, if anything, should the Obama administration do to keep the Web free, worldwide? On Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to outline the administration's plans in a major address on Internet freedom.



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