SHANGHAI -- As China tightens its grip on the internet, there are rising concerns that its form of information suppression will spread to other emerging countries keen to win Beijing's favor.
Beijing sees internet controls as a 'question of sovereignty'

China's President Xi Jinping is shown on a screen during the fourth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China on Dec. 4.
SHANGHAI -- As China tightens its grip on the internet, there are rising concerns that its form of information suppression will spread to other emerging countries keen to win Beijing's favor.