Danwei summarizes the first emotional reactions at the Chinese internet as our internet nanny seems to go into an overdrive, ahead of the 17th Party Congress in October. As Jeremy Goldkorn notes, the lady even makes Wang Jianshou from Shanghai frustrated, and that takes a lot.
What is happening is bad enough: thousands of servers and ten thousands of websites just being unplugged is quite a disaster for those involved. The actions also seem to be rather localized in stead of a concerted China-wide action.
Of course, some of the local authorities are very eager to show they are doing enough to guarantee a harmonious society, not realizing that what they do might reach the opposite. I have no information from the bigger cities, where such a disruption might cause severe economic damage.
Jeremy Goldkorn of Danwei has gladly agreed to join our speakers' bureau at Chinabiz Speakers, although it might take a few week before we have his profile active.
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