The Heavy Censorship In China

- [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.