Stanley Lubman Studies Influence of Internet on Chinese Society

The Wall Street Journal, China Real Time Report, February 16, 2011 by Stanley Lubman
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Social pressure expressed via the Internet and other social media is energizing citizen protests against violations of Chinese law and creating pressure for legal reform, especially at the local level. But it will remain considerably more difficult for the Internet to become an effective medium for successful pressure for legal reform beyond individual cases.