Beijing Review

Democracy for the Future

The author is an honorary research fellow with the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies and a research fellow with the China Institute, Fudan University

The Internet has changed the traditional pattern of politics. In China, it has increased people’s ability to make their voices heard.

Chinese netizens have been vocal on the Internet since their emergence. In 2010, opinion leaders, mainly intellectuals and members of the media, launched the Onlookers Changing China campaign, paying attention to public affairs so that their

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