1. China & Censorship

2. Censorship
…suppressing or limiting information released in books, news, radio, movies, websites, etc. It is often done by the government to control the information the public has and to exercise more control over the people in a society.

3. “Those who disrupt the free flow of information in our society, or any other, pose a threat to our economy, our government and our civil society. Countries or individuals that engage in cyber attacks should face consequences and international condemnation.”
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (January 2010)

4. Tiananmen Square

5. Google search of Tiananmen Square in America

6. Google search of Tiananmen Square in China

7. Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in America

8. Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in China

9. Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in America

10. Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in China

11. Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in America

12. Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in China

13. Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in America

14. Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in China

15. Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in America

16. Google Images search of Tiananmen Square in China

17. Tiananmen Square in American Textbook

18. Tiananmen Square in Chinese Textbook

19. Websites banned or limited in China
Twitter
Instagram
Wikipedia
Gmail.com
Google maps
Facebook
Youtube

20. Chinese censorship More than 2,700 websites are blocked in China.
Thousands more are limited
It is estimated that the government employs nearly 1 million people to help monitor and censor the internet.
Many international news and radio websites are blocked in China.

22. On the back or a separate sheet of paper, write 2 paragraphs (minimum of 3-5 sentences in each) answering the following questions:
Do you feel the Chinese government has the right to censor the information their citizens know and the websites they can access? Why or why not?
Do Americans take their freedom of speech and information for granted. Why or why not?

23. Freedom of Speech/Information Protest Posters

24. Freedom of Speech/Information Protest Posters

25. Freedom of Speech/Information Protest Posters

26. Freedom of Speech/Information Protest Posters

27. Freedom of Speech/Information Protest Posters

28. Assignment Create a freedom of speech or anti-censorship poster.
Poster must be 8 ½ x 11
Can be color or black & white