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It seems that China is moving aggressively to plug holes in its "Great Firewall" censorship system, the frustration for businesses and Web users, foreign Internet companies and analysts.
E-mail service Google Gmail is heavily damaged, as well as several popular online services providing encryption software, which depends on many companies and individuals for site security and bypass firewall.
Analysts said that the problems were followed by a call for tender, the weekly "walks" protests in China, inspired by the political uprising in the Middle East and North Africa and an indication that the Government intends to nipping dissent in the bud.
"Tested the new options to determine whether there are technical means to solve with the possibility of organized opposition," said Russell Leigh Moses, a political analyst at Beijing-based, AFP.
China is still expanding the system of control and censorship of the Internet has been dubbed the "Great Firewall of China", aimed at the wick information or comment, that the Government considers a threat to his authority.
Gmail users complained about the access difficulties in recent weeks, which led some to switch to other services, such as Hotmail and Yahoo!, and Google shows his finger on the Chinese Government.
"There is no technical problem on our side-we checked extensively."It's a Government deadlock on the issue is carefully designed with Gmail, "he said in a statement Monday to AFP by Google.
Providers of virtual private networks (VPN)-encrypted tunnels through the Internet to facilitate secure communications and allow users to circumvent the censors also accuse Government-from the point of sometimes colourful.
"Yes ... The Klingon Empire scored a couple of (z) full of hits on the USS Enterprise, "Bill Bullock, Executive Director of the popular VPN provider, WiTopia, said based on China-in the last email, images from the American television show," star trek ".
At least three other VPN providers found that reports of distortion in China recently.
A spokesman for the 12VPN AFP that providers were, to avoid new entries from China and the period of instability. "
"How can we know that it is part of the Chinese response to the invitation to" walk "as a form of protest," he said.
Appeal on a mysterious online demonstrations in dozens of cities around China, every Sunday created a high security at places designated by the protest. Still no apparent protests have been reported.
China faces growing public discontent over official corruption, inflation and growing income disparities-similar to a combination of factors which contribute to Arab riots.
The Beijing Government as the Middle East mess with unease, in large part, blocking or mention of the Chinese Internet.
The impact of the disruption they are looking for Online users to access blocked sites such as the long time Facebook or Twitter and company.
"It's one more attack, which makes it difficult to get complicated in China," said Ben Cavender, Associate Director of market research group based at Shanghai, China.
He said that the company already faces a tough business environment in China, including foreign complaints to the regulatory environment, which discriminates against them.
"And when they have problems of access to information, it is one more important issue to address."
The Chinese Government has repeatedly said that he has the right to the police station of the Internet. The Ministry oversees Internet issues immediately did not respond to a request for comment on the latest violation.
Some observers said foreign companies are particularly affected, as they rely on access to foreign sites for business.
But Chinese netizens expressed dismay, especially also over Gmail, which is popular with users for white-collar and educated.
"This kind of intermittent interference on the Internet-where users have the patience-seriously affects the rate of use (for Gmail)."It's really despicable method, "said one of the online rules of conduct on the popular Web portal Sina.com.
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