Papers by Rogier Creemers
While many scholars have debated the question whether the Internet would change China, the questi... more While many scholars have debated the question whether the Internet would change China, the question whether China would change the Internet has received less attention. However, the Internet's arrival in China meant it entered into a highly complex, historically formed political culture. This created a lens through which government has perceived the potential harms and benefits of Internet technology, and a normative basis for a governing strategy. This essay attempts a preliminary exploration of how the cultural elements of Chinese politics, deeply influenced by both Confucian and Leninist tenets, have interacted with information technology.
Mere weeks after Xi Jinping became General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, a nationwide... more Mere weeks after Xi Jinping became General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, a nationwide debate broke out concerning constitutionalism and the development of rule of law within China. This debate, which would last for nearly a year, pitted a reform-oriented pro-constitutionalist side against a more leftist anti-constitutionalist side. It spread from the pages of newspapers and magazines to online social media, and was only brought to an end through an Internet crackdown. This debate provides a useful angle through which to analyse the leadership's perception of political reform and the architecture of the public order. This paper surveys the voices and venues of the debate itself, discusses the influence of the transitional period on the pro-constitutionalist side, and analyses the leadership's response.
2009 European Intellectual Property Review, …, Jan 1, 2009
... ing policy (gaige kaifang 改革开放), China also started the development of its in‐ tellectual pro... more ... ing policy (gaige kaifang 改革开放), China also started the development of its in‐ tellectual property law system, resulting in the promulgation of Patent, Trade‐ mark and Copyright Laws. This Copyright Law8 was the result of a long and tortuous road, encompassing ...
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Papers by Rogier Creemers