{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/69cbe2624bc3c0b5ceb09795?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What the Chinese internet is really like","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/1774969286948-a23f874a-2dcb-4e0e-b837-590604d54fc5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Chinese internet is a world of its own. Despite being effectively cut off from the rest of the web by a <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2021/03/11/why-the-internet-has-not-freed-china?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=drumtower&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">vast system</a> of internet censorship, it has spawned its own language, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2026/03/12/some-of-chinas-officials-are-becoming-social-media-stars?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=drumtower&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">culture</a> and <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/03/23/bytedance-is-swallowing-the-internet-in-china-and-beyond?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=drumtower&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">companies</a>. How have Chinese netizens learnt to “dance” with the censors?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts:</p><ul><li>Sarah Wu, co-host of “Drum Tower”</li><li>Yi-Ling Liu, journalist and author of “The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet”</li></ul><p>Topics:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Chinese internet&nbsp;</li><li>Chinese censorship</li><li>The great firewall&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}