Social:Consensus (website)

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Consensus
Founded1 September 2009
Dissolved1 October 2016
Founder(s)Zhou Zhixing
Websitewww.21ccom.net

The Consensus[1] or Consensus Net,[2] also known as 21st Century Web,[3] was a Chinese renowned ideological and cultural website[4] launched on 1 September 2009[5] by Zhou Zhixing.[6] The website published commentaries and analysis from both left and right wing scholars on topics such as economics and culture.[2]

Sponsored by Lide Consensus (Beijing) Network Media Technology Co., Ltd.,[7] the position of Consensus leaned toward liberalism.[8]

Consensus (www.21ccom.net)[9] was the official website of Leader Magazine in simplified Chinese,[10] whose mission was to "seek consensus in the era of great transformation".[11]

History

The 21ccom.net domain name was registered on February 20, 2009.[12]

Consensus was shut down by order of the Beijing authority on October 1, 2016.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Shun-hing Chan; Jonathan W. Johnson (6 April 2021). Citizens of Two Kingdoms: Civil Society and Christian Religion in Greater China. Brill Publishers. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-90-04-45937-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=IRAoEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA46. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tom Tsui (Oct 3, 2016). "China’s Consensus Net, a website for open intellectual discussion, has suddenly shut down". Quartz. https://qz.com/798771/consensus-net-one-of-chinas-last-remaining-websites-for-intellectuals-has-suddenly-shut-down-amid-a-widespread-crackdown-on-free-speech/. 
  3. ↑ Guoguang Wu (18 September 2015). China's Party Congress. Cambridge University Press. pp. 314–. ISBN 978-1-107-08202-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=ytuCCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA314. 
  4. ↑ "Consensus Network closed on the National Day?". Deutsche Welle. Oct 3, 2016. https://www.dw.com/zh/%E5%85%B1%E8%AF%86%E7%BD%91%E5%9B%BD%E5%BA%86%E6%94%BE%E9%A3%8E%E6%89%93%E7%83%8A/a-35945436. 
  5. ↑ Oiwan Lam (5 October 2016). "Chinese Authorities Shutter ‘Gongshi’ Intellectual Website, Leading Netizens to Ask: Is This ‘The End of Consensus'?". Global Voices. https://globalvoices.org/2016/10/05/as-authorities-shutter-gongshi-intellectual-website-netizens-ask-has-china-reached-the-end-of-consensus/. 
  6. ↑ "China's "Consensus Network" inaccessible, founder says future not promising". 2016-10-03. https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/10/161003_china_21ccom-net_suspended. 
  7. ↑ "A large number of Chinese military self-media have been shut down". Radio France Internationale. Oct 3, 2016. https://www.rfi.fr/tw/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/20161003-%E8%87%AA%E7%94%B1%E6%B4%BE%E5%85%B1%E8%AD%98%E7%B6%B2%E7%AA%81%E9%81%AD%E9%97%9C%E9%96%89%E5%89%B5%E8%BE%A6%E4%BA%BA%E7%A8%B1%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8D%E7%9F%A5%E4%BB%A5%E5%BE%8C%E6%9C%83%E6%80%8E%E6%A8%A3%E2%80%9D. 
  8. ↑ "Consensus network was suddenly closed founder: the future does not know!". Apple Daily. 2016-10-03. https://tw.appledaily.com/international/20161003/RL63IIQ633756ZULA4UUNZ2F7I/. 
  9. ↑ Yan Sun (17 September 2020). From Empire to Nation State: Ethnic Politics in China. Cambridge University Press. pp. 349–. ISBN 978-1-108-84029-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=qp3wDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA349. 
  10. ↑ "Why can't Consensus Network open?". Radio Free Asia. 2016-10-06. https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/duomeiti/tebiejiemu/wzy-10062016104209.html. 
  11. ↑ Oiwan Lam (Oct 5, 2016). "Chinese Authorities Shutter ‘Gongshi’ Intellectual Website, Leading Netizens to Ask: Is This ‘The End of Consensus'?". https://advox.globalvoices.org/2016/10/05/as-authorities-shutter-gongshi-intellectual-website-netizens-ask-has-china-reached-the-end-of-consensus/. 
  12. ↑ "Whois Record for 21ccom.net". WHOIS. https://whois.domaintools.com/21ccom.net. 
  13. ↑ "China's "Consensus Network" Ordered to Close". Radio France Internationale. 2016-10-03. https://www.rfi.fr/tw/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/20161002-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B-%E2%80%9C%E5%85%B1%E8%AD%98%E7%B6%B2%E2%80%9D%E9%81%AD%E4%BB%A4%E9%97%9C%E9%96%89. 




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