Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies
Article Title
Censorship Sensing: The Capabilities and Implications of China’s Great Firewall Under Xi Jinping
Keywords
Chinese Internet, internet restrictions, Xi Jinping
Abstract
Totaling over 989 million users at the end of 2020, Chinese Internet users interact with unprecedent amounts of data, communication, and media (Xu 2020). It is a far cry from 1987, when the first email was sent from China to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. The message in the email, later popularized on QQ desktops, was this: “Across the Great Wall, we can reach every corner of the world” (越过长城，走向世 界, Yuèguò Chángchéng, Zouxiàng Shìjiè) (Internet Archive 2013).
Recommended Citation
Quan, Emily
(2022)
"Censorship Sensing: The Capabilities and Implications of China’s Great Firewall Under Xi Jinping,"
Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies: Vol. 39, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sigma/vol39/iss1/4