Understanding Chinese media censorship: From Ming to Jinping
““Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.” “…The real power. The power we have to fight to for night and day, is not power over things, but over men.” These sentences are taken from the classic dystopian novel 1984 authored by George Orwell in 1949. They show the importance of psychological control in establishing a complete hegemony over society. In this article, the focus will be on Chinese perception control. It takes a quick look into the censorship history during the Ming Dynasty and examines today...
Source: orfonline.org