Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: China’s socialist leadership has long embraced a fascinationwith science and technology. Newspeak from the Politburo proclaims the future of information technology. Political propaganda and market hype come together to promote the benefits of the new technological revolution. A journey from Beijing’s Capital airport to the city centre leaves visitors in no doubt that the “e-age ” (e-shidai), if not immediately evident in the throng of traffic and traders, is an auspicious omen. The technological revolution promises a broadband cable backbone dispensing the fruits of the knowledge economy to a nation emerging from dependence on heavy industry and agriculture. Techno-utopia displaces the dawn of communism in futures analysis. People will be liberated from the drudgery of menial
Authors: Michael Keane, Qinghong Lin
Institution: University of Wollongong
Language: English
Subfield: General Social Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2106297901