ASSESSMENTS
Russia and China Want More Control Over the Internet
Aug 14, 2015 | 09:15 GMT
![Chinese youngsters play online games overnight at an Internet cafe in Wuhan, Hubei Province.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/main/images/china-internet2.jpg?itok=UMd0MnG8)
Chinese youngsters play online games overnight at an Internet cafe in Wuhan, Hubei Province.
(CANCAN CHU/Getty Images)
Forecast Bullets
- Russia and China will maintain a unified front to challenge the West's conception of the Internet.
- Efforts to fundamentally alter Internet governance are likely to fail, but Moscow and Beijing will be able to extend government control on their respective domestic Internet realms.
- Economic conditions will force Moscow and Beijing to maintain aggressive domestic network security policies.
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