英文摘要 |
The study looks into decentralisation of media's political control among regional and local stakeholders, and economic control amid the market and the government. It posits that the Chinese media has subtly, often unconsciously, even while obeying the Chinese censors, exposed people to a variety of opinion. While what comes out in the media yet goes under the scanner of the party's media control at various stages, the party though rarely restrains itself from curbing anything distantly related to its legitimacy, it has become more reluctant than ever to force itself upon a society that is fast changing its constitution and character, even asserting as evident in the many protests across China. It argues that Party's rising concern to account for public opinion has of late had direct impact on many a domestic policy matters. Nevertheless, the paradox is hard to miss amid a whole lot of seemingly conflicting media goals – the latest one being the challenge to contain Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution. |