How does China manage to develop a flourishing digital economy under authoritarian rule? Is the country’s approach to internet governance sustainable over time? What are the main challenges to China’s cyber sovereignty? And what is on China’s internet governance agenda in 2021? John Lee, Senior Analyst from the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), discusses with Polina Andreeva and Carolina Acevedo Gonzalez China’s approach to internet governance and gives his expert insights into strengths and challenges of this model.