China and Social Sites

So China went ahead and banned social sites such as Flickr, Twitter etc. A country that has notorious nefarious practices in suppressing hallmarks of freedom of speech cannot be expected to do anything far less. However, the Chinese people's lack of apathy is troubling. Or perhaps the media hasn't deemed it news worthy to report on any growing dissent within the Chinese populace. Or maybe Chinese anti-government rants are strictly kept wrapped. In any case, I saw the news item once or twice in the last following days. Perhaps the Chinese government, upon realizing the potency of social sites to ignite, provoke, forge, group, and strategize the population into action as encapsulated by Iran's recent upheavals, has taken pre-emptive actions to avoid such future occurrences within their country. A preemptive move that is at once cunning, daring, and downright suppressive. Yet what is the point of us beyond the borders of China analyzing and lamenting over the country’s recent decision when Chinese citizens seemingly has calmly accepted their government’s action?