Internet development, censorship, and cyber crimes in China

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-120

  Liang, Bin ^a   Lu, Hong ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Cyber crime; Internet; Internet censorship; Internet regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849120875     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986209350437     Document Type: Article

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