INTERNET IN CHINA
Date Modified: 07.13.2008
Content: Information on the Internet in China
Source: Wikipedia
Internet Access
In China the Internet is readily accessible. Internet cafes (wangba) are abundant throughout China. Many of them are designed mainly for gaming though and are not useful places to do business. It is cheap (1 to 4 RMB an hour) to use a computer, albeit one with Chinese software. Internet cafes are supposed to require users to show identification (passport), but this is generally not enforced. Traffic may be monitored.
The Chinese government has implemented a policy of Internet censorship. This includes the blocking of certain websites (over 18,000 according to a Harvard University study).
Posting information that the government considers subversion is taken seriously, and Internet companies often help them. Both Google and MSN have agreed to censor in order to get Chinese licenses. Yahoo! went further; in one recent case they turned in a Chinese user who got ten years in prison! While travellers are generally not at risk, it would be sensible to be cautious. In particular, beware of getting Chinese friends into trouble.
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