Social (media) management might be outsourced to PRC

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Excerpt of speech by LHL at Central Party School (English translation)

Under the framework of the Singapore-China Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC), we are broadening our cooperation into social management.

42. Another issue is the impact of the internet and social media. China has hundreds of millions of netizens, while Singapore is a very wired country. The advantages of the internet are clear, but its eventual impact on our societies and culture remains to be seen. The 3rd China-Singapore Leadership Forum in May, led by Central Organisation Department Minister Li Yuanchao and my Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, shared experiences on managing the social media.

43. There are other parallels between our two countries. Singapore hopes to learn from China’s approaches and ideas, and hopes that our experience can continue to be interesting and relevant to China.

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Comment: According to some unverified sources, LHL is mulling the possibility of outsourcing social media management to PRC. A few weeks ago, at an international debate held in Sydney and organised by the BBC, it was revealed that China employs about 50,000 people to police and censor the internet. The average monthly salary is about CNY 3,000. The PAP regime can well afford to outsource the policing/censoring work to the PRCs.