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"So-young
looked around, slowly scanning the walls, reading what was written.
Brushing the soot off of one spot to get a better look, she jerked
her hand back as if she had touched something hot. Startled by the
obscenity, written in white. It was an illegal word. Article
73: Any speech that is in direct defiance to the State is prohibited.
There
were nine illegal words. But this one was the most forbidden.
So-young looked around with a nervous impulse to make sure no one saw
her. To write, speak, or even read one of the nine words was
punishable by death." Sargasso, Chapter 3.
In China right now we are seeing the people of Hong Kong protesting for their right to remain free, to have 自由 Self-Will. But what is really going on behind The Great Fire Wall?
I caught this article yesterday on Science Friday about the censorship that the Chinese Government is currently using to limit the speech in their country. It's one thing to write a story like Sargasso, but it really eerie when you see something like this percolate in real life. Take a listen to this interview with Gary King it's very interesting.
