China’s Great Firewall — the website restrictions that turn the Chinese internet into more of a national intranet — prevents Chinese browsers from accessing Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, you name it. Most Western news and opinion websites are blocked. The National Interest sure is blocked.
Consumer advice website Comparitech offers a nifty testing service that lets you see just what is blocked in China and where, with servers testing access at five different locations across the country. Comparitech is, of course, blocked in China. Circle of life.
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