Issues and Strategies of the Network Political Communication: On the Social-Oriented Construction of E-Government

Facing the opportunities and challenges of Internet age, Chinese government has initialized the system of network communication with civil society. However, there still exist some notable issues mainly as follows. First, the complexity of Internet information causes the disorders of network political participation. Second, the powers of Internet age are clearly shifted to the hands of technocrats, and thus the substantive democracy of civil society might be impaired. Third, the deficiency of government network construction sets up many obstacles for the communication. Fourth, the "digital divide" leads to the fact that political communication cannot represent the public interests. In response to these issues, "legal guarantee system", "network real-name system", and security mechanism of orderly political participation through network should be established. The government is also supposed to take measures towards the elimination of "digital divide". In addition, it is significant to improve the network ability and awareness of government departments, civil servants, and the citizens.