I'm talking to my very neoliberal friend and I'm basically praising China and saying I'd want to move there and she's all "But they censor all the internet!" and I'm honestly at a loss because I don't know enough about their internet situation to have any strong arguments. Is the internet heavily censored in China? Is using VPN not allowed? What's up with their whole internet vibe?
Step 1 of the West's methods of overthrowing countries is propaganda, through manipulating news and entertainment. The Great Firewall isn't so much about censoring the people as it is about controlling how much influence western media and corporations have over China's culture.