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Google BlogSpot Blocked Again In China

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The most popular blog host BlogSpot is blocked again after the the 17th Party Congress finished in BeiJing.

In the south China, BlogSpot is not accessible all the while, but in the north China, BlogSpot was suddenly accessible on October 15 in BeiJing. The 17th Party Congress started on October 15. Some believe that the current unblocking may be related to the 17th Party Congress, temporarily allowing the major foreign journalists to access their favorite BlogSpot. So the BlogSpot was only unblock in north China, on October 15. After the Congress’s finishing, the BlogSpot is blocked again.

An unblocking of the site last year led to the availability of a Shanghai-based foreign blogger known as Chinabounder, whose blog recounted the author’s sexual exploits with Chinese women while working as an English teacher. The posts ultimately led to an unsuccessful hunt for the author and a temporary closing of the blog(via).

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6 Responses to “Google BlogSpot Blocked Again In China”

  1. ofbm on October 26th, 2007 9:16 pm

    blogspot block。
    ghs.google.com 可以ping通，绑定的域名却可以访问。哈哈。
    C:\>ping ghs.google.com

    Pinging ghs.l.google.com [64.233.179.121] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 64.233.179.121: bytes=32 time=386ms TTL=231
    Reply from 64.233.179.121: bytes=32 time=386ms TTL=231
    Reply from 64.233.179.121: bytes=32 time=382ms TTL=231
    Reply from 64.233.179.121: bytes=32 time=387ms TTL=231

    Ping statistics for 64.233.179.121:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 382ms, Maximum = 387ms, Average = 385ms

  2. hunter on October 27th, 2007 5:57 am

    allowing the major foreign journalists to access their favorite BlogSpot
    the BlogSpot was only unblocked
    After the Congress’s finishing

  3. kevin on October 27th, 2007 6:57 am

    But, ghs is unblocked.

  4. Meson on October 29th, 2007 4:26 am

    When I was back here, I found William has been writing about blockage logs. Give you a thumb up. But I don’t think it’s a good idea to stick to blogging like that. You are turning your blog into a pot of anger, despair and rants. Why dont you blog like a technician the way you do with your Chinese blog?

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