Many of the laws that govern internet usage in China are considered state secrets, hardly open! The list of websites blocked by the GFW is a state secret, for example. Not only that, but regulations are enforced arbitrarily and often even retroactively. To top it off, the Chinese constitution garauntees freedom of speech, press, religion, but is just an ignored document.

In a country where rule by law is more prominent than rule of law, this shouldn’t be weird.