Reflection 1 - Brian Spann

China has always interested me in regards to most anything. While the general way that humans go about living life is the same across countries, the culture in which people live differ drastically between countries. China has stood out to me, partly because I am Chinese and my grandparents like to talk about the country a lot, but also because of how different it and its people are from the US. China has about four times the amount of people living there compared to the US. Naturally, this enormous population results in many more varying perceptions on lifestyles, laws, and anything else you could possibly think of. With the rise of the internet, and social media in particular, people in China began to find outlets to share their opinions; one such outlet is a popular messaging site known as Weibo. Weibo has been the source of a lot of controversy in China. Information spreads very quickly on this site and within days, or even hours, a single picture can spread across all of China. One instance of this is when a picture of a young Zhang Zetian was posted and soon spread to the point where she was seen as a celebrity. This quick and widespread sharing of information has also caused many problems that the Chinese government is trying to address. There have been many negative cases where people have been unjustly harmed in one way or another. China is trying to decide how they should approach this situation on massive blogging in a manner that most people will agree on.