If China someday gains a more fair, just, and accountable system of government, it will be due to the hard work and… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
A number of countries, including Russia and China, have put forward proposals to regulate aspects of the Internet like 'crime' and 'security'… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
There's a real contradiction that's difficult to explain to the West and the outside world about China and about the Internet. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
There is a great deal of concern in the Chinese military that Taiwan's reunification with China is drifting further and further away. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
One thing is very clear from the chatter I see on Chinese blogs, and also from just what people in China tell… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
For centuries, the Yangtze River - the longest in Asia - has played an important role in China's history, culture, and economy.… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Right after September 11, 2001, there weren't really any blogs in China, but there were a lot of Chinese chatrooms - and… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I know plenty of people in China who don't like what their government does to the Falun Gong, but they don't want… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
China's censorship and propaganda systems may be complex and multilayered, but they are obviously not well coordinated. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
One day, people in China may be able to see the records of conversations between multinational tech companies and the Chinese authorities. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I haven't heard of any cases of anti-American blog posts being censored or bloggers encountering consequences for anti-American speech on the web… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The trend in China is toward tighter and tighter control. They are basically improving their censorship mechanisms. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
It would be normal for anybody running a high-profile, politically controversial operation in China to anticipate worst-case scenario, and to do everything… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I don't think there's any serious discussion inside the Chinese government about liberalising. I don't think anything's going to change in China… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Pretty much anybody who does creative work in China navigates the gray zone. People aren't clear about where the line is any… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If China can't even given LinkedIn enough breathing room to operate in China, that would be a very unfortunate signal for a… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
As a condition for entry into the Chinese market, Apple had to agree to the Chinese government's censorship criteria in vetting the… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
People in China have a range of strong views about how children should be protected when they go online and whether the… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
When Google went into China, there were some people who said they shouldn't compromise at all - that it is very bad… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
A lot of Chinese don't understand why people in the West are critical of China. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
One-way monologues through the Voice of America and Radio Free Asia don't have much street cred with China's Internet generation, to be… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I lived in China for 9 years straight. I saw how my Chinese friends benefited and gained much more freedom to determine… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If they lose their legal basis for owning a .cn domain, google.cn would cease to exist, or if it continued to exist,… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
On Apple's special store for the Chinese market, apps related to the Dalai Lama are censored, as is one containing information about… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If China someday gains a more fair, just, and accountable system of government, it will be due to the hard work and efforts of… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
In January 2012, Google Plus started to roll out support for nicknames and pseudonyms, but those registering with a name other than their real-life… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
It becomes dangerous for somebody who doesn't want their boss to know their sexual preference to use online networks to push for laws supporting… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If high-tech companies are serious about doing the right thing, they can join together and lobby for more transparency and accountability in the way… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Any new legal measures, or cooperative arrangements between government and companies meant to keep people from organizing violence or criminal actions, must not be… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Professional camera crews are rarely there when a bomb goes off or a rocket lands. They usually show up afterwards. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Google's entire business model and its planning for the future are banking on an open and free Internet. And it will not succeed if… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
A number of countries, including Russia and China, have put forward proposals to regulate aspects of the Internet like 'crime' and 'security' that are… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
You don't have to be a nerd or a programmer or a network engineer to make a difference. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
A moral argument about whether censorship is good or bad deteriorates quickly into accusations about who is more or less patriotic, moral, pious, and… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
There's a real contradiction that's difficult to explain to the West and the outside world about China and about the Internet. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
