[Linux-Anyway] Fwd: Seattletimes.com: Suddenly, China lifts block on Internet searchengine
- From: Meph Istopheles <Meph@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Linux-Anyway <Linux-Anyway@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 07:30:09 -0700 (PDT)
Seattle Times
13-Sep-02
Suddenly, China lifts block on Internet search engine
Full story:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/134534855_chinaweb13.html
By Martin Fackler
The Associated Press
SHANGHAI, China -- As mysteriously as it began, blocking by
Chinese authorities of the Internet search engine Google was
suddenly lifted yesterday.
Users in Shanghai and Beijing reported that they could once again
view Google, widely used by China's 30 million-plus Internet
users because it has a powerful feature for finding
Chinese-language material online.
Starting about Sept. 1, those trying to reach the site began
finding themselves rerouted to heavily censored, less effective
search engines run by private Chinese companies.
Analysts said popular outcry and pressure from businesses that
rely on Web tools such as Google for research may have persuaded
Beijing to reverse the restrictions quickly.
AltaVista, another U.S. search engine that had been similarly
rerouted, remained blocked, though rerouting had ended.
Analysts and users linked the interference to a Communist Party
congress in November. Dissent is usually more tightly muzzled
before political events of this size. This congress is
particularly sensitive because a new generation of leaders is
expected to begin taking over.
Authorities apparently targeted Google and AltaVista because they
don't filter material deemed subversive from their search
results, as the Chinese sites must.
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