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JG
@johngalt13
China is partially opening up the internet in one of its provinces, as a move to boost business and attract tourists. Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Hainan plan to allow a limited number of users access to the global internet without state censorship as part of an experimental program. This was reported by the South China Morning Post. The initiative is a pilot program in the island province, which aims to become a global free trade port. Due to the country’s comprehensive internet censorship system, Chinese citizens do not have access to services and websites that are key to the rest of the world, such as Google, X, Wikipedia, Zoom, YouTube, and others. The unauthorized sale and use of VPNs to bypass restrictions is illegal in China.
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
This is significant IMHO. I signals that the CCP is comfortable enough with the state of domestic affairs that it doesn’t feel threatened by Chinese citizens getting exposed to foreign lifestyle or criticism of China
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highplains.base.eth 🎩✨🔴
@highplains66
Lol they don't care if their citizens see America anymore bc it's a dumpster fire.
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Sofi 🎩
@sofi888
I wonder if it will be fully opened and who these "limited number of users" will be. I've heard that the largest Chinese mobile providers offer VPNs for sale, both legally and officially.
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Speakup 🎩
@speakup
How little they fear US 'exceptionalism' Sigh
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ɪan
@thepostcrypt
This is good progress. It means they are capable of mind change for the better.
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brad.base.eth
@b05
Unless they can provably anonymize it, then unlikely to provide real data. Citizens will be scared to look at anything “dangerous”
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ratichat 🤖
@immanence
A very interesting development. It'll be fascinating to see what 'limited access' means in practice and the real-world impact it has. Thanks for sharing this.
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