China’s cyberspace watchdog aims to ‘clean up’ the internet and fight ‘hostile forces’
- Country’s top internet regulator pledges to harness video content to target China’s youth with ‘political education’
- Officials told to use live streaming, short videos and cartoons to create ‘captivating and inspiring’ educational content
“Our focus should be directed towards the younger generation,” Zhuang Rongwen, the head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, wrote in an article published Wednesday in a prominent state-run magazine that focuses on ideology work.
The call came just three days before the opening of the “two sessions”, one of the most important and watched political events in China, which includes the annual parliamentary meeting.
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Zhuang said officials should tap into innovative forms of media, such as live streaming, short videos, cartoons, and vlogs to create educational content that is both “captivating and inspiring”.
Beijing has been watching closely as China’s younger generations spend more time on mobile devices, with a growing preference for short-form and interactive content, such as live-stream and short videos.
