Media
Today, China is the largest media market in the world.
In the decades since the newest Constitution was put in place. China's print and broadcast media have largely expanded. As the economy has developed (as a result of the current system), a rise in the number of well-to-do, more perceptive, and better educated citizens has created a market for a greater range of information and opinions. Demands created by the increase of these people are met by the expanding Chinese media.
The increasing numbers of newspapers, magazines, internet, social media, radio, and television are addressing a growing list of public issues, and, as seen in the United States, play a large role in informing the people and influencing the system's choices.
The media in China is also becoming more autonomous and more diverse. In the recent years, an overall climate of economic and social reform in China has been reflected in the media.
Media Restrictions:
Despite China's Constitution giving its citizens freedom of speech and press, the blurriness of Chinese media regulations allows authorities to limit news stories by claiming that they expose state secrets and thus are endangering the country. In May of 2010, the government issued a "white paper" on the internet that emphasized the concept of "internet sovereignty," which required all internet users in China to abide by specific Chinese laws and regulations. Today, Chinese internet companies are required to sign a pledge that sets rules more strict that those mentioned in the "white paper." In recent years, media usage has become increasingly strict in China.
The increasing numbers of newspapers, magazines, internet, social media, radio, and television are addressing a growing list of public issues, and, as seen in the United States, play a large role in informing the people and influencing the system's choices.
The media in China is also becoming more autonomous and more diverse. In the recent years, an overall climate of economic and social reform in China has been reflected in the media.
Media Restrictions:
Despite China's Constitution giving its citizens freedom of speech and press, the blurriness of Chinese media regulations allows authorities to limit news stories by claiming that they expose state secrets and thus are endangering the country. In May of 2010, the government issued a "white paper" on the internet that emphasized the concept of "internet sovereignty," which required all internet users in China to abide by specific Chinese laws and regulations. Today, Chinese internet companies are required to sign a pledge that sets rules more strict that those mentioned in the "white paper." In recent years, media usage has become increasingly strict in China.