Being raised and born in Russia, I was greatly influenced by the cultural variety surrounded me. Since my childhood was keen on everything connected with China, including culture, social life, and politics. Therefore, now I am engaged in the information management unit that aims for profound research and development in the sphere of intercultural relations. The mission of IMU also involves the creation and development of educational organizations that would permit people who originated from different cultures to develop and acquire knowledge and skills. The IMU is the part of the American Field Service, a voluntary organization working for pieces thus eliminating intolerance, injustice, and inequity (www.afs.org). In future, I am planning to devote my life to the study of Chinese traditions and culture in order to protect these people from unjust behavior on the part of developing countries. My internship in AFS is the great possibility to come to my goals to fruition.
The proposed topic for my research paper will be devoted to the study of the intellectual property in China, problems connected with the internet. I have chosen this issue for consideration, as it is connected with political, social, and economical biases imposed at the international level. The raised conflict shows the negligent attitude to Chinese people is one of the greatest producers. Therefore, the topic directly relates to the International study, as the problem of cyberspace is considered at the international level as well. In particular, the main problem lies in the absence of laws that would guarantee the sufficient data protection.
A closer consideration of this topic shows that intellectual property online does not suggest some distinct territorial division so that it is always hard to advocate the rights of the author. Considering China’s conflict over the internet censorship and intellectual property protection, there exist few solid reasons for blaming China for cyber-attacks. The conflict also involves some social and economic prejudices provoked by the United States so that the intellectual property conflict should be also based on the internet filtering in nations where the country of the third world is subjected to the outright discrimination.
To prove the importance of the China’s intention to set the internet censorship, it is necessary to mention about rapid expansion of online technologies has made the internet one of the effective means of communication supervised by the government (Tekwani et al.132). Nowadays the Internet in China plays a significant role in the coverage of the existed conflicts. In that regard, the Great Firewall imposed by the Chinese government on the Internet considerably hampers the introduction of the internet autonomy for the Chinese users (Karatzogianni 90). In addition, internet filtering is the main obstacle to the information welfare in China.
Therefore, it is first necessary to investigate the problems of speech filtration online by different countries and China in particular. Hence, it is proposed to assess the role of the internet for China, as the crucial issue for becoming an economically developed and politically stable nation. Then, an accent should be made on the consideration of the governmental policy over the internet and the measures taken for the establishment of the internet censorship.
To refute the blames against China put forward by the dominated countries, it is necessary to consider the legal issues about the reasonableness of offenses. The consideration of law in terms of intellectual property, one should take into account the territorial ambiguity, the internet completely frustrates this concept (Geller 134). According to the law on the intellectual property, the users are prohibited to access the secret databases and to steal the information. However, there is a distinct difference between stealing and shortening the information flow (Schell 130). Arising from the above, China’s intention to shorten the information attack is culturally predetermined so that their right to protecting traditions and culture is fully justified. The declaration of freedom of speech and democracy contradicts the China’s interests and self-expression thus provoking the governmental concerns over the legitimacy of this penetration. Such an attitude to China policy also reveals the negligence and disrespect on the part of other nations and deprives the Chinese people of the right to equality irrespective of race and nationality. The particular case is worth considering due to the problems provoked by racial, cultural, and religious biases where the internet is the main generator of them.
The above shows that topic has much in store to ponder on. First, it is necessary to consider the underpinnings leading to the internet conflict, including implicit and explicit intentions of the accusatory. Second, a careful consideration should be paid to the China’s interest and purposes of establishing the internet censorship from cultural, social, and economic aspects. Such analysis will foster a better understanding of China’s intentions. Thirdly, it is obligatory to deeply analyze the legal issues both supporting and criticizing the intentions of both parties. The final accord of the research consists in justifying the right of Chinese people to preserve their cultural and national identity.
Works Cited
Geller, Paul Edward. International Intellectual Property, Conflicts of Laws, and Internet Remedies. Journal of Intellectual Property Rights. 10, (2005): 133-140
Karatzogiani, Athina. Cyber-conflict and global politics. US: Taylor and Francis, 2008.
Schell, Bernadette Hlubik. The Internet and society: a reference book. US: ABC-CLIO.
Tekwani, Shyam, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Wee Kim School of Communication and Information. Media and Conflict reporting in Asia. Singapore: AMIC, 2008.