A Chinese government whitepaper released on Tuesday praised the Internet for improving access to information and giving citizens a way to better oversee the behavior government officials, but reaffirmed the need for policies aimed at controlling access to online content.
The whitepaper highlights legal guarantees in the Chinese constitution that protect freedom of speech, saying blogs, microblogging services, video-sharing sites and electronic bulletin boards create « a broader space » for citizens to share their ideas.[…]
While freedom of speech figured prominently in the whitepaper, the document also cited a continued need for the use of technology to stop « illegal information dissemination » on the Internet.[…]
http://www.nytimes.com/external/idg/2010/06/08/08idg-chinese-government-whitepaper-reaffirms-internet-pol-55293.html