Monday, March 16, 2015

Great Firewall

This is the downside of being in China. For the last 24 hours, I have been shut out of email. Even the brand new address Dennis Cope created for me wasn't working. I  couldn't see any incoming mail, nor send anything.  The Internet was functioning. The problem was what is euphemistically called “Information control”—censorship, in other words.  In China, many websites are blocked, and the minute one says anything remotely controversial, one’s email is discontinued.

It’s scary when this happens, particularly when I’m traveling solo.  Eventually, my access reopened.  It’s all made to look completely accidental.  A thousand thank yous to Dennis Cope who manages my blog site  and runs interference.    

1 comment:

Renee' C. Lyons said...

Tape over the mouth - very scary!

What does tomorrow mean? It is 5:30 pm here, but at home it’s 5:00 in the morning. I leave Weihai tomorrow and make a stop in Beijing. ...