It is not the internet unless it's open. More accurate, imho, to call it Chinanet.
The language barrier is preventing synergy between Chinese and Western cultures.
That mean, probably only a fraction of Chinese work will ever be translated.
The other is a tool for improving communication between people that developed separately from other similar tools, and is pretty much equivalent to a different API.
I don't think they're comparable. Unless China decides to ban export of all chinese-language media, and import of all non-chinese media.