After the Avian flu, a new borderless virus.

Publié le 2 février 2011 par Ecole de Journalisme et Communication de Blagnac

Today, let's open randomly our dictionary and we going to learn a new word. Ho ! Just look at that ! We are on the definition of "contestation" ! So ? what is a contestation ? On the evidence of our dictionary, contestation has two definitions. Firstly, it's the result to protest against something, it's to disagree with an idea or a right. Secondly, it's a global reconsideration of an institution, a society or an order.

In my opinion, we can add this third definition : a contestation is a contagious phenomenon.
But why ? Leave your keyboard and look at the news on the Muslim world.
Most of all, Tunisia knew a lot of contestation against Ben Ali. As a result, Ben Ali left the power and the country. Now, we have contestation in Egypt, Yemen, Syria and Jordan. These countries have a problem with their individual liberties, and especially, with the freedom of thought and expression.

I'm sure, my definition is right. But there is still an exception. Indeed, a village stands up still and always to the invader... Ho, sorry ! a country stands up still and always to the contagious phenomenon of contestation. And this country is China ! Congratulation ! or not...
What will be becoming of China ?
Nobody can answer excluding the Chinese population, despite the censorship.
In fact, since the Egyptian contestation has started, Internet doesn't know the word Egypt anymore. Where is the opening of Internet of Hong Lei, the Chinese foreign Minister ? Bye Pyramid, bye Pharaoh... and bye the Egyptian contestation !
In China, the first search engine of the world hasn't the rocket science.

Google is unware of Egypt, but we have the media. Yes, Chinese fashion media...
Consequently, the only topic linked to the Egyptian contestation is the Chinese repatriation, a patriotic repatriation with little flags and happy faces...
Pictures of contestation, it's over.
Maybe censorship is the treatment agaisnt the new borderless virus. Unless that is an habit...
Only time has the answer.

Anaïs Dupouy.