But the Chinese government is taking them seriously. Now that Bill Gates has set up shop in Shanghai, maintaining an information blockage seems less and less plausible. Last year alone, Internet usage in China grew by 800 percent. By the end of the century, officials expect that there will be several million Internet users. This is the information age, and I don't think in the information age you can block the information.
Information is power and the political implications of the Internet are clear.
Undoubtedly, computers are becoming an increasingly important tool for dissident. Unfortunately for Chinese officials, information comes in many guises, making its control a daunting task. Inc. All rights reserved.