China Poised For Crackdown On Internet

China Poised For Crackdown On Internet
Paramilitary policemen salute while a Chinese national flag is raised at sunrise on Tiananmen Square, facing Tiananmen Gate with Chinese characters that reads "Long Live", before the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at in Beijing, China Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Preparing to hand over power after a decade in office, China's President Hu Jintao called Thursday for sterner measures to combat official corruption that has stoked public anger while urging the Communist Party to maintain firm political control. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Paramilitary policemen salute while a Chinese national flag is raised at sunrise on Tiananmen Square, facing Tiananmen Gate with Chinese characters that reads "Long Live", before the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at in Beijing, China Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Preparing to hand over power after a decade in office, China's President Hu Jintao called Thursday for sterner measures to combat official corruption that has stoked public anger while urging the Communist Party to maintain firm political control. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

China appears to be gearing up for a crackdown on its domestic Internet after a series of online exposés of corruption underscored the growing power of social media there.

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