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Uploaded: 2017-10-16T19:17:25.000Z
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During a trip to China you might just find yourself in

Some of the world's most popular apps and platforms are

Facebook, Google, YouTube, Yahoo, Instagram, Snapchat,

Reddit. And it’s not just social media platforms and user

China’s internet restrictions are some of the most

Its far-reaching system not only blocks social media sites

and search engines but routinely blocks news websites too.

Apple’s iBooks and iTunes movie offerings have

with the world can only help Chinese companies.

After all, they need to find foreign partners to import,

Plus political discourse doesn't typically take place

Even creating a simplified Chinese version of its platform.

Restrictions in China are not loosening up as the world

In fact, they’re likely to get even tighter for

the country’s 730 million internet users.

China’s President Xi Jinping recently issued tighter rules

for online news portals and network providers.

Through China’s Cyberspace Administration,

the government is overhauling its internet regulations

for the first time in over a decade with new mandates.

For example, you’ll need to obtain a license just to have

something like your own website, an app, forum, blog,

Now, earlier this year, China’s president said that

protectionism is like “locking oneself in a dark room.”

He said this in an effort to push Chinese leadership

But when it comes to internet access in China, that’s pretty

China’s internet is more like an intranet -

a private network connected within an enterprise.

In fact, an estimated 96% of online traffic in China

But in its effort to block outsiders -- many of China’s

homegrown companies are actually benefiting quite well.

Baidu, Tencent and Alibaba are not just some of China’s

They’re some of the biggest in the world.

By blocking international rivals like Google, Facebook

the world’s most populous country is discouraging

competition and therefore helping its own companies.

And more and more people continue to log on in China.

Last year, the number of Chinese internet users

increased at the fastest pace in several years.

43 million new internet users came online

in China last year. That’s more than the entire

populations of Canada and Costa Rica combined.

Now of course many people access the internet anyway

But China is cracking down, recently threatening to stop

illegal internet activity, and some local governments warn

they’ll impose heavy fines and are announcing vague

forms of punishment for breaking the law.

China has also introduced a new law requiring

both domestic and foreign internet companies to

practice censorship, register names of users, and even

But China isn't just censoring the internet to prevent

Western influences from sweeping through its country,

The government says its initiatives will improve positive

propaganda and even strengthen supervision

So if you're connected online in China there's really no

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