February 19, 2014, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM\
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue, New York, NY
ChinaFile presents:
On the occasion of the publication of Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices from the Internet Underground, join author Emily Parker, along with Andrew McLaughlin and Orville Schell, to discuss how the Internet and social media are transforming China.
Authoritarian governments try to isolate individuals from one another, but in the Internet age, this is impossible. Or as one blogger put it: “Now I know who my comrades are.” Social media helps people overcome feelings of powerlessness, leading to the rise of a new kind of citizen. Join the discussion on how prominent dissidents and ordinary citizens are using the Internet to expose injustices and challenge authority.
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