- Introduction
- I. Risks and Rights
- II. Outside the Arena
- III. Security, Surveillance, and Safety
- IV. Protecting Your Chinese Contacts
- V. The Great Firewall
- VI. Practical Information
- Map of China with 2008 Olympic Sites
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V. The Great Firewall
Internet Censorship in China
An internet café in Lhasa, Tibet. (c) 2008 Kadir van Lohuizen/NOOR
“Sites are prohibited from spreading news and information that go against state security and public interest.”
— The official Xinhua News Agency in announcing new restrictions on internet content on September 25, 2005. Stories about “illegal” demonstrations and organizations are among the barred content.
