Research Paper: Chinese Government Censorship of SNS and Its Impact

This research paper examines the Chinese government's censorship of international social networking sites (SNS) in mainland China. The paper explores the government's motivations, which include controlling the populace, strengthening the Communist Party's influence, and supporting domestic IT companies such as Weibo and Tudou. The paper's structure includes an introduction, body paragraphs that explore the aforementioned motivations with supporting evidence, and a conclusion. The paper's research is intended to demonstrate a deep understanding of the topic, with clear organization and strong supporting evidence. The paper is expected to be written in academic style with proper APA formatting and a minimum of four sources. The paper seeks to analyze how censorship impacts the Chinese people and the global landscape of the internet. This assignment is a valuable resource for students studying political science and related fields, and is available on Desklib.

Final Research Paper Assignment
Due Date: 6/14 in your writing portfolio
Requirements: 5 pages (This includes the title and reference page)
APA: 1 inch margins and 12 font New Times Roman font
Double Space
APA formatting (see video for formatting week 13)
Minimum of 4 sources
Topic: Why Does the Chinese Government Censor International SNS in Mainland China?
Thesis Statement: The Chinese government censors SNS in mainland China to control the
crowd, and to strengthen its communist party, to support their IT companies such as Weibo and
Tudou.
*Based on the thesis, please include 1. Control crowd(people), 2. Strengthen communist party,
3. Support own IT companies
Should contain:
A - exemplary work that demonstrates a complexity of thought, strong essay organization,
purposeful paragraph development with identifiable pattern of organization and supporting
quotes. Quotes are punctuated properly. The writing has academic style, voice and minor if any
grammatical errors. The paper meets all requirements of the assignment to a high degree. Uses a
variation of sentence structures for cohesiveness. Transitions such as conjunctive adverbs guide
the writing. APA format is used correctly. Research supports the thesis and has clear
organization for the paper. Topics sentence are supported with evidence from the research
logically. The evidence is explained and forms a conclusion.
B - strong work that demonstrates some complexity of thought, good essay organization,
paragraph development and supporting quotes. The writing may at times use informal language,
lack a unique voice and have some grammatical errors. Though some sentence structure variation

exists, the writing has more simple sentences and has only a some cohesive connectors. APA
format is used mostly correctly. Research supports the thesis and has clear organization for the
paper. Topics sentence are somewhat supported with evidence from the research logically. The
evidence is somewhat explained and forms a conclusion.
C - the writing is weaker because it lacks a complexity of thought and often repeats ideas or is
redundant. The essay organization is weak and harder to identify. The paragraphs lack a focus
and development at times. The paper meets some but not all the requirements of the assignment.
The sentences are mostly simple and overuse coordinators such as but and so throughout. APA
format is may not be followed correctly in all areas. Research at times supports the thesis and has
a somewhat clear organization for the paper. Topics sentence are somewhat supported with
evidence from the research logically. The evidence is at times explained and forms a conclusion.
U – did not satisfy the requirements for the paper because it is off topic, has a weak thesis and
does not develop a clear organization and response.