China sets new rules on Internet news:I AM IN BEIJING RIGHT NOW!!

Yahoo News Online ^ | Sun Sep 25, 8:03 AM ET | Reuters

[RaceBannon]

China sets new rules on Internet news Sun Sep 25, 8:03 AM ET

China set new regulations on Internet news content on Sunday, widening a campaign of controls it has imposed on other Web sites, such as discussion groups.

"The state bans the spreading of any news with content that is against national security and public interest," the official Xinhua news agency said in announcing the new rules, which took effect immediately.

The news agency did not detail the rules, but said Internet news sites must "be directed toward serving the people and socialism and insist on correct guidance of public opinion for maintaining national and public interests."

Established news media needed permission to run a news Web site, it said. New operators had to register themselves with government information offices.

[RaceBannon]

Now, I am literally in Neijing as I type this, and thereis not one news site that I couldnt access.

I get on here, Drudge, WorldNetDaily, Newsmax, whatever, so, it seems that normal news sites are ok.

I also get on Discussanyting.com

Yahoo

BIT, I cannot access my own site http://rescueattempt.trpod.com yet I can access the edit page for my own site!

[RaceBannon]

I HATE LAPTOPS AND THEIR TINY KEYBOARDS!

Spelling corrections below

Now, I am literally in Beijing as I type this, and there is not one news site that I couldnt access.

I get on here, Drudge, WorldNetDaily, Newsmax, whatever, so, it seems that normal news sites are ok.

I also get on Discussanyting.com

Yahoo

BuT, I cannot access my own site http://rescueattempt.trpod.com , yet I can access the edit page for my own site!

[RaceBannon]

ya know, if I spelled my webpage right, it would be easier to view...(sigh)

http://rescueattempt.tripod.com

[KneelBeforeZod]

I got on FR from Suzhou a few years back.

[papertyger]

Race, could you tell me how you're getting access over there? I'm looking at two weeks next year when we get our little girl, and I'm wondering how to stay in touch without running afoul of the governement.

I have a laptop and a internet capable phone (that I'm writing to you on, now) and I'm wondering what will work best, or as back-up, for me.

Do they look at what's on your computer when you enter the country?

[Adder]

"The state bans the spreading of any news with content that is against national security and public interest,"

Hey, thats what Hitlery said she thought was needed here!

Hmmmm, why, I think I see a pattern!

[RaceBannon]

I am hooked up to the LAN in the hotel.

Check and ask what your planned hotel has, there IS dialup! LOCAL dialup!

I use the LAN, Webshots doesnt seem to work all the time, it keeps timing out, but FR works like a charm!

[SlowBoat407]

Is it possible there is a "guest internet", to make China look more open than it really is? Hotels and other areas open to foreign access could have one level of limits, while the general public are more restricted.

I don't know how much control a country can have over its servers, but that was the first thing that came to mind, kind of like the "model cities" that NK shows visitors so they don't see the hovels and the pathetic poverty in the rest of the country.

[papertyger]

TU!

I was kinda worried about coming home to a 500 dollar phone bill if I had to rely on GPRS, assuming it's even available there.

[papertyger]

Did they check your software and documents when you entered?

[RaceBannon]

No, that surprised me, I wasnt checked for anything at all!

[Bahbah]

I am literally in Beijing

Good, because I did not know where Neijing was. What are you doing there?

[Tribune7]

And you can get on FreeRepublic :-)

[cripplecreek]

My sister was a buyer for a company she worked for. She took a tour of one of those model "factories" in China. The "employees" read scripted comments about how the were noncontributing people who were harmfull to society untill the state "educated" them and taught them the error of their ways.

I was quite proud when my sis quit her job and found a company that has some morals. Now she works for some company out of Australia.

[vox humana]

I HATE LAPTOPS AND THEIR TINY KEYBOARDS!

Don't blame the keyboard for your posted mistakes. Preview is your friend. Use it!

[Semper911]

So there is a glitch in the Great Firewall of China?

[servantoftheservant]

I wonder. I just got back from Shanghai yesterday -- I didn't experience lack of access to any sites either from the hotel or office.

[TomGuy]

Internet news sites must "be directed toward serving the people and socialism and insist on correct guidance of public opinion for maintaining national and public interests."

Our MSM have been doing that for decades, already.


I suspect Hillary is keeping an eye on 'how to' do this. Ole Bill might even be consulting them in the background. After all, Hillary was whining for a gatekeeper for the Internet 7 years ago.

[papertyger]

Our MSM have been doing that for decades, already.

Apparently the PRC has learned from our mistakes.

[Avenger]

I suspect this is because they put less restrictions on hotels where foreigners stay - otherwise there would be a huge outcry from businessmen and would unnecessarily put the PRC in a bad light.