Wither the Jasmine: China's Two-Phase Operation for Cyber Control-in-Depth
Abstract
China's Jasmine Revolution, an online movement that emerged from the embers of revolutions sweeping the Middle East, experienced an enthusiastic birth but ultimately suffered a premature and rather mundane death. A passive shrug of the shoulders, and the embryonic movement withered and died on the vine. Some would argue that the Jasmine Revolution never took the breath of life -- that it was merely a manifestation of the Chinese government's overreaction to the possibility of social unrest and the Western media's exuberance to cover it. The timing was wrong: China is not the Middle East, economic conditions were not conducive to a revolution, and it was not a serious movement. These and a host of other reasons explain the Jasmine Revolution's untimely demise. Whether the result of one or a combination of these factors, the downfall of the nascent movement illuminates the mechanisms behind Beijing's ability to provide comprehensive cyber control-in-depth through a two-phased system consisting of seven components: external monitoring, internal monitoring, blocking, attacks, intimidation, campaigning, and self-censorship.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA595565
Entities
People
- Scott J. Henderson