Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

World Service,26 Sep 2013,28 mins

Can Social Media in China Make the Authorities More Open?

World Have Your Say

Available for over a year

We discuss whether social media in China can force the authorities to be more open. We look at two recent high-profile court rulings that have been widely discussed on the Chinese micro-blogging site, Weibo. Some see the condemnation of the authorities as unprecedented. We speak to bloggers and ask whether it will change Chinese society.

Programme Website
More episodes