- [Knock, knock]
- Who is it?
- Room Service (in Hotel) / Checking water usage
(at Home)!
- Ok. [Open the door]
- Freeze! Police!
This might be an effective way to catch a crafty
criminal. However, imagine it in everyday life, when one day you are staying at
home, surfing on the Internet and suddenly get caught like that without knowing
why. Wouldn't that be horrifying? This scenario actually happens in China
often, even today. Unlike the American government, which protects and supports
the free media and makes sure other forces can’t silence it (thanks to the virtuous circle), the Chinese
government itself actually silences/forbids the free media a lot due to its
extractive structure: Facebook, YouTube and a lot of other international
websites are made inaccessible in China and many of the political related
articles, history books that describe the truth but oppose the government's
opinions or reveal some of its down sides can't be published and sold in
Mainland China and can only be read secretly. People are not allowed to discuss
the sensitive issues online or to spread any anti-government thoughts. If they
do so, the contents will soon be "Hexie" - an Internet censorship - and
they themselves might be caught/guarded using the way of "Room
Service" of "Check Water Usage" mentioned above.
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