Chinese Cyberspaces provides a multi-disciplinary study on the recent development and

consequences of Internet expansion in China taken from social, political, cultural and

economic perspectives. The book provides critical analysis of the effects of Internet

technology on China’s information policy and overall political stability as well as the

political implications.

Original fieldwork from a leading group of international scholars carried out over the

last two years suggests that although the digital divide has developed along typical lines

of gender, urban versus rural, and income, it has also been greatly influenced by the

Communist Party’s attempts to exert efficient control. This compelling overview of the

current situation regarding Internet development in China and its potential future trends

will appeal to social science academics and decision makers in politics, business and

international organizations.

Jens Damm is Research Associate at the Seminar of East Asian Studies, at Freie

Universität, Berlin, Germany.

Simona Thomas was Research Associate at the Centre for Chinese and East Asian

Politics at Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany, and works as a Scientific Author in Berlin.