Internet-induced authoritarian responsiveness. The comparison of Sun Zhigang's and Li Qiming's case studies

Seminar paper from the year 2024 in the subject Asian studies, Humboldt-University of Berlin, language: English, abstract: The main thesis of this study is that the cause of Internet-induced authoritarian responsiveness (as in the cases of Sun Zhigang and Li Qiming) is the necessity to maintain the Party's legitimacy. Both those issues cover social problems that pose a big problem for China. The s...