The Chinese Web

The Chinese Web

Description image by Michael Strangelove Adjunct Professor of Communication, University of Ottawa.
  • First Posted: Apr 21 2010 07:13 AM
  • Updated: about 1 month ago

As the internet grows in China, young people there are exploring its uses as an entertainment medium.

The Mark contributor Michael Strangelove reflects on a recent article in the New York Times about how people are using the web in China. As it turns out, they use it in much the same way we do.

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