[Peace-discuss] Fw: [socialistdiscussion] China & Egypt

[E.Wayne Johnson]

some things are definitely blocked.

YouTube is blocked in favour of local video services YouKu,"56", TuDou, etc.

Google is not exactly blocked but it is messed with.  I met the China COO for Google at 
a meeting about a month ago and he said that Google's business is Ad Sales and that is 
not interfered with.  Most Chinese prefer the Chinese search engine "BaiDu".

Some foreign origin free-of-charge blogs are blocked like Blogger and Wordpress, etc.

I am not aware of any blocked news services.

Some one in the office pointed out that some prurient key words like "pussy" were blocked for awhile on some search engines but that is no longer the case.

There are a myriad of ways to get around the blocking of sites and most 'net savvy Chinese know how to circumvent the blocks.

The usual ways are via proxy sites and use of VPN (virtual private networks).


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Johnson 
  To: E. Wayne Johnson 
  Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 9:14 AM
  Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Fw: [socialistdiscussion] China & Egypt


  I was hoping you would confirm rather this was true or not Wayne.

  Have you experienced any internet blocking in China ?

  Do you as a foreigner have the same internet service as most Chinese people ?

  David J.

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: E. Wayne Johnson 
    To: David Johnson 
    Cc: Peace-discuss List 
    Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 4:08 PM
    Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Fw: [socialistdiscussion] China & Egypt


    It just ain't so.  I just did an internet search.
    Among other hits:

      a.. Egypt Moves To Shut Down Al Jazeera Amid Unrest
      AFP via Yahoo! News - 53 minutes ago 
      Egypt moved on Sunday to shut down Al Jazeera's coverage of mass protests against President Hosni Mubarak's regime, but the pan-Arab broadcaster vowed that it would not be silenced. Outgoing information minister Anas al-Fikki has "ordered the closure of all activities by Al Jazeera in the Arab republic of Egypt and the annulment of its licences," Egypt's official MENA news agency reported. The press cards ... Full Story »
      b.. Egypt Military Steps Up Presence In Chaotic Cairo
      AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours ago 
      Egypt's most prominent reform advocate called on Sunday for President Hosni Mubarak to resign after the powerful military stepped up its presence across the anarchic capital, closing roads with tanks and sending F-16 fighter jets streaking over downtown. The army's show of force appeared aimed at quelling looting, armed robbery and arson that broke out alongside pro-democracy protests and have turned the ... Full Story »
      c.. Egypt's Al Jazeera Bans Shows Channel's Key Role
      Reuters via Yahoo! News - 5 hours ago 
      Egypt's decision on Sunday to close the offices of Al Jazeera illustrates the leading role the Arabic broadcaster has taken in reporting unprecedented popular revolts against Arab rulers. Egypt has often harassed the Qatar-based channel since it began in 1996, setting off a revolution in Arab media in the face of state-controlled information, but it had never before tried to shut down its operations ... Full Story »
    Related Stories:
      a.. Egypt Moves To Shut Down Al Jazeera Amid Unrest - AFP via Yahoo! News - 53 minutes ago
      b.. Egypt Military Steps Up Presence In Chaotic Cairo - AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours ago
      c.. Egypt's Al Jazeera Bans Shows Channel's Key Role - Reuters via Yahoo! News - 5 hours ago
    More Egypt Stories »


    On 1/31/2011 4:42 AM, David Johnson wrote: 

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: John Reimann 
      To: socialist discussion 
      Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 1:51 PM
      Subject: [socialistdiscussion] China & Egypt


        
      Evidently the Chinese regime has blocked internet searches which have "Egypt" in the contents.

      http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/01/201112991712140318.html

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      http://www.iww.org/en/blog/1411
      http://worldwidesocialist.net/blog/


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