中国的网络空间充斥着一对矛盾组合:一方是政府的严格管制,一方是网络激进主义。一方面,通过正式法规、监控技术、经济激励与惩罚措施,政府试图阻止并粉碎一切可能威胁社会与政治稳定的在线活动;另一方面,高调的网络激进主义案例不时涌现且呈增长趋势,对政府的政策、实践、权力腐败与滥用构成了挑战。由于直接在线讨论政治议题在中国的网络空间中仍受重重监管,因此,这样的讨论往往有意或无意地以文化形式 China’s cyberspace is full of contradictions: one is strictly controlled by the government and the other is cyber-radicalism. On the one hand, the government attempts to prevent and smash all online activities that may threaten the social and political stability through formal laws, monitoring techniques, economic incentives and punitive measures. On the other hand, high-profile online activism cases have emerged from time to time and are on the rise. Government policies, practices, corrupt power and abuse posed challenges. Since the direct online discussion of political issues is still heavily regulated in cyberspace in China, such discussions are often conducted intentionally or unintentionally in cultural forms