Background of Censorship in China

We can say that China, although it labels itself as a 'democracy,' has not adopted a Western-style liberal democracy. Counting from the legendary Yao (around 2350 BC) in the Western Zhou documents, China's history spans about 4400 years. The system of Zen Cede (where the reigning monarch cedes power to a more virtuous person during his lifetime), which was slightly similar to democracy, was also broken after three generations. From then on, China entered into the hereditary system of the imperial throne. The monarchy from the beginning to the end has made people long accustomed to obeying…