Behind China』s Internet Firewall (1/6)

His name is Shi Tao, former journalist for the Contemporary Business News in Changsha City, Hubei Province. In April 2004, Shi Tao was attending an internal meeting at work. His upper management verbally informed everyone of a publication just received from the Office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. It was, essentially, a directive on how they should go about reporting the upcoming fifteenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
Shi Tao made notes in the meeting and then sent an email - through his Yahoo account - to a friend at a web-magazine called Democracy Newsletter. His aimed was to warn overseas Chinese activists not to go back to China at that time, or they might have faced arrest.

Seven days later, Shi Tao himself was arrested. April 27, 2005, Shi Tao was sentenced to ten years in prison for 」illegally leaking state secrets abroad.」 Unfortunately, this was a typical sentence in a typical case. Like many intellectuals who had been given criminal sentences because of what they said, Shi Tao, 37 years-old, may have, more or less been mentally prepared for this outcome. However, little could this journalist have imagined that one of the hands that had thrown him into prison was a company that he had relied on for years in his efforts to create political change - the U.S. headquartered technology company, Yahoo.

So what exactly were the circumstances surrounding his arrest? And just what part do companies like Yahoo play in China』s efforts in maintaining a tight control over their dictatorship?




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[whitecollarcriminal]

Why is anyone suprised about this?

China has done so much dirt in the last couple years that its only karma for them to be attacked by protesters and dissenters over human rights violations.

This same shit is in use RIGHT NOW in America - has beeen for years.

That's why they are FORCING US TO UPGRADE TO DIGITAL EQUIPTMENT.

They digitaly store medical records, dental records, blood tests, etc and they'll be able to call it up at any time to convict us.

"1984" is here

[Gorgnop]

please join the 21st century.

[DarthMai]

@whitecollarcriminal ...microchip implant to store medical records is coming soon...Change we can believe in is coming to America.

[sundancekid122]

you obviously havent read 1984.

[ConstitutionSupportr]

Amendment 4

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

The question is does this apply to something as decentralized as the internet.

I say yes,

others say no.

I like freedom,

others don't.

[mrmz1988]

why isnt something like this in the US? i consider myself a liberal and a democrat but "privacy" rights are mostly bullshit.

[fengshentui]

I want glad to see the result of poll. Where can I get it???

[daniel987878]

Please consider.

[Gorgnop]

i am not afraid to say what think. r u ?

[Gorgnop]

dependence is put on nonmotivated people"s lack of understanding of attitude of hi-motvted people.

[Gorgnop]

anyone surprised that a soul is sold for money?