'Clouding' the Issue - the Great Firewall

[Randy W]

Guangzhou to set up limited ‘cross-border internet’ for scientific research

• Pilot scheme will allow use of network in Nansha district in coordination with universities and institutes in Hong Kong and Macau
• It’s part of the Greater Bay Area plan and will give students and academics access to resources currently blocked by the Great Firewall

from the SCMP

A pilot scheme will allow some researchers to use a cross-border internet network in the mainland Chinese city of Guangzhou. Photo: Shutterstock Images
 

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The pilot scheme will allow use of the network for scientific research in the city’s Nansha district as a way to ensure “data security” and create a convenient internet environment for scientific data in accordance with the law, according to the Guangzhou Municipal Government Affairs Data Administration.

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The move is part of the Chinese government’s plan to link Hong Kong and Macau with Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and six other cities in the southern Guangdong province by 2035 to create a financial and tech hub known as the Greater Bay Area.

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Under the pilot scheme, Nansha district is to build an optical cable landing station and a channel for “international internet access”.

The draft regulations also state that the government will set up “a cross-border data circulation ‘white list’ system to ensure cross-border data security”. Only those who have been approved for the white list will be allowed to use the system, which is part of the internet network.

 

Edited July 24, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

 

Would you promise your government not to install "foreign apps" on cell phones? #shorts

https://youtube.com/shorts/Bt_BV70FMi0?si=FmWNG8XAGPrQlysN

"Potato", of course, is Tudou.

I'm guessing (only) that they won't be checking any foreigner's phone.

 

Edited October 16, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)