Podcast: Xi Jinping and online censorship – politics

With the rise of Xi Jinping to head of state and party leader of the Communist Party follows the final decline of the free internet in China. Why is Xi so afraid of the web? And: How did he perfect control on the Internet?

“The letters” is the third episode of the eight-part podcast series “The Great Firewall: How China is Changing the Internet”. You can find episode 1 here and episode 2 here. Each episode deals with a term that is censored on the Chinese internet. A production of Süddeutsche Zeitung – everywhere there are podcasts. For example on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or in your favorite podcast app.

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