China Vows to Take Control of the Internet and Influence Opinions…of the ENTIRE WORLD by Robert Wheeler
Leaked Chinese government documents obtained by the Epoch Times reveal Chinese leader Xi Xinping has set out to control the entirety of the Internet. In doing so, they would displace the current status of the United States in that regard. According to the documents, Xinping personally directed this effort.
Chinese leader wants to take the “Ruler of the Internet Crown” from the U.S.
In a January 2017 speech, Xi said the “power to control the internet” had become the “new focal point of [China’s] national strategic contest” and singled out the U.S. as the “rival force” that stands in the way of China’s ambitions.
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According to the Epoch Times, the ultimate goal is for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to control all the content on the global Internet. With that power, the Chinese government can wield what Xi described as “discourse power” over communications discussions worldwide.
An article previously published on The Organic Prepper revealed what was once considered a conspiracy to be true. China is already spying on millions of people. And they aren’t in China. Can you imagine what would happen if Xi Xinping gets his wishes?
China intends to play hardball when it comes to gaining control of the Internet
Xi paints a picture of his vision of “using technology to rule the internet.” His goal is to achieve total control over every part of the online world. That includes the online ecosystem. I.e., content, applications, capital, quality, and human resources.
Xi made his remarks at the fourth leadership meeting of China’s top internet regulator, the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission. (Beijing-Jan 4, 2017.) Internal documents issued by the Liaoning provincial government, located in northeastern China, detailed the remarks. In another speech in April 2016, Xi stated in the “struggle” to control the Internet, the CCP has switched from playing “passive defense” to playing both “attack and defense.” This statement is according to an internal document by the Anshan city government in Liaoning Province.
As per The Epoch Times, after creating the Great Firewall, one of the largest and most sophisticated censorship and surveillance programs, the CCP under Xi is looking to expand outwards. A Chinese internet that promotes squashing of the free flow of information, freedom of speech, or access to knowledge appears to be Xi’s goal.
Which “zone” is the U.S. in?
Xi described all online content as falling under three categories: “red zone, black zone, and gray zone.”
“Red Zone” content refers to discourse friendly to and aligned with the CCP’s propaganda.
“Black zone” content is that which falls outside of those parameters. “Gray zone” content is somewhere in the middle.
In a leaked speech from August 2013, Xi said, “We must consolidate and expand the red zone and expand its influence in society. We must bravely enter into the black [and fight hard] to gradually get it to change its color. We must launch large-scale actions targeting the gray zone to accelerate its conversion to the red zone and prevent it from turning into the black zone.”
