The use of the term “Internet sovereignty” or “cyber sovereignty” has allowed the Chinese government to argue that they should be absolutely in control of what’s happening on the Internet in China. That allowed them to take a more confident approach to talking about Internet censorship. Previously it had always been a situation where they were trying to make excuses for it at press conferences. The use of this term paved the way for a renewed confidence and almost a kind of nationalism, implying that control of the Internet was part of China being a strong country.
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