China holds drill to shut down 'harmful' websites

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Suzanne Johnson <fuhn () pobox com>
> Date: August 4, 2017 at 10:31:21 AM EDT
> To: "DAVID J. FARBER" <farber () gmail com>
> Subject: China holds drill to shut down 'harmful' websites
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> President Xi Jinping has overseen a tightening of China's cyberspace controls, including tough new data surveillance 
> and censorship rules. This push is now ramping up ahead of an expected consolidation of power at the Communist Party 
> Congress this autumn.
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> The drill asked internet data centers to practice shutting down target web pages speedily and report relevant details 
> to the police, including the affected websites' contact details, IP address and server location.
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> http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUSKBN1AJ1XL



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