Thirty years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) made a fateful decision: to allow newspapers, magazines, television, and radio stations to compete in the marketplace instead of being financed exclusively by the government. The political and social implications of that decision are still unfolding as the Chinese government, media, and public adapt to the new information environment. Meanwhile, the Internet has revolutionized popular expression in China, enabling users to organize, protest, and influence public opinion in unprecedented ways.
Susan Shirk: Director of the University of California’s Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
Benjamin Liebman: Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Chinese Legal Studies at Columbia Law School
Guobin Yang: Associate Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures at Barnard College
Orville Schell(Moderator): Arthur Ross Director of the Center on US-China Relations, Asia Society
Book signing to follow.
Changing Media, Changing China (Shirk, ed.)
The Power of the Internet in China: Citizen Activism Online (Yang)