PLA Daily warns of Internet's revolutionary potential - Xinhua

PLA Daily warns of Internet's revolutionary potential - Xinhua The Chinese military's mouthpiece newspaper has warned of the possibility of "Western hostile forces" using the Internet to foment revolution in China. "The Internet has grown into an ideological battlefield, and whoever controls the tool will win the war," according to an editorial published in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Daily on Wednesday. It stressed the need for cyber security measures to ensure "online ideological safety", euphemisms suggesting efforts to safeguard China's mainstream ideology. // anyone say ideological war?http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-05/20/c_134254845.htm?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8cac35bb47-Sinocism05_20_155_20_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-8cac35bb47-29615013&mc_cid=8cac35bb47&mc_eid=5935182a65

Related: Army Newspaper: We Can Absolutely Not Allow the Internet Become a Lost Territory of People’s Minds « China Copyright and Media this from last week // In the present and future periods, it will be difficult to fundamentally change the situation of Western monopolization of online hegemony, and its occupancy of the superior position in online information dissemination. The circumstances of online struggle are grave, complex and long-term, it is still generally the case that the enemy is strong and we are weak, the enemy is attacking and we are defending. Are we “mid-stream water” or is “the current flowing East”; are we “silent lambs” or are we “valiant warriors”, a time has come to choose, and a time where we must counterattack firmly. The “main force” must be brought onto the “main battlefield”. Only if our Army keeps close pace and stands in the front ranks, and counterattacks well, will it be possible to defend “online sovereignty” and build an “online Great Wall”!https://chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/army-newspaper-we-can-absolutely-not-allow-the-internet-become-a-list-territory-of-peoples-minds/?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8cac35bb47-Sinocism05_20_155_20_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-8cac35bb47-29615013&mc_cid=8cac35bb47&mc_eid=5935182a65

China vows massive investment to improve Internet services - Xinhua China vowed on Wednesday to invest hundreds of billions of yuan in the coming years to increase Internet speed and expand broadband access in rural regions. The country plans to spend more than 430 billion yuan (70.4 billion U.S. dollars) in 2015 and more than 700 billion yuan total in 2016 and 2017 on Internet infrastructure, according to a guideline issued by the State Council, China's cabinet. It said China will accelerate building of high-speed broadband networks and improve Internet access in more than 14,000 villages by the end of 2015. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-05/20/c_134255519.htm?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8cac35bb47-Sinocism05_20_155_20_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-8cac35bb47-29615013&mc_cid=8cac35bb47&mc_eid=5935182a65