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We are a group of NUS students currently doing a module on Computing and Society. We value your response very much so please take your time to complete this survey. Thank you very much.

Objective: The purpose of this survey is to find out about your opinions on the use of Internet as means of expressing a persons thoughts freely.

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Where you obtain your daily news?
(You may tick more than one box)

Do you read the Internet news frequently?

Yes

Do you trust the source of the news article on the internet?

Yes

Other

Do you access the forums available on the Internet eg.ChannelNewsAsia.forum, sgForums?

Yes

Will you express your honest opinions online if your identity is kept secret?

Yes

Other

Which of these mediums will you choose to post your ideas or opinions? (You may tick more than one box)

Should the government intervene in the filtering of Internet forums or emails?

Yes

Other

Do you feel that Internet forums can influence or pressure the government to making dramatic changes to its policies?

Yes

Other

Please read the case study and answer the following questions.

Sun Zhigang, a China fashion designer, was arrested by the Guangzhou police because he did not carry his temporary residence permit with him. Sun was then detained in a migrant detention centre, where he was brutally beaten 72 hours before his death. Within the first few days of the initial news article published by Guangzhous Southern Metropolis Daily, thousands of people had forwarded the article through emails and posted it in the forums online. There was a public uproar and people started to protest against the Chinese government. These articles were promptly removed as the government started filtering the emails circulated. But it was somewhat ineffective and the Chinese government had to abolish the internal passport system that killed Sun Zhigang eventually.

Below are some of the quotes that were sent to the Human Rights Watch regarding the Sun Zhigang case.

Source: http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/china/beijing08/voices.htm

"I was astonished to know that a 27-year-old designer was beaten to death by the police in Guangzhou.I feel sad that only two newspapers in China dared to report this atrocity. I'm so ashamed to write this email because we have nobody to complain to in our country.the same thing is happening to a lot of other guys here and I could be one of them, or anybody without power or connections. Maybe some international pressure will help."

Please don't tell others my e-mail address, I am worried.By the way, I love my country and I want China to become better and for everyone here to be equal.

After reading the case study, do you think that ICT (Information and Communications technology)was the main cause of the furore?

Yes

Other

Do you think China will modify her laws if the Sun Zhigang news was not circulated in the Internet?

Yes

Other

Will you choose to present the truth or keep it a secret so that the credibility of your government will not be criticized upon internationally?

present the truth

keep it secret

Other

Do you think that governments should have Internet police?
Eg: to filter mails that question or criticize the government

Yes

Why?

Will you use ICT (Information and Communications Technology) to express your feelings if similar situations were to happen to your country?

Yes

Other

Will you prefer to voice out by protesting on the streets or by using moderate means such as using the Internet as a platform to express your opinions?

Yes

Why?

What other ways can you think of in expressing your opinions besides using the Internet?

Gender

Male

Female

Age

18-25

26-40

> 40

Other

Nationality

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