China just cut off (almost) all external Internet access

20 points

14 years ago

None of the websites I tried loads, WhatsApp doesn't work, only one of 4 VPNs i have works (the one I'm using now, HongKong server)... I really hope this is just temporary, and they're not going North Koreea style.

Will update this post if things change

Update 11:57: skype seems to work for now. Might just only be the web. Yahoo and Msn messengers don't work though

Update 12:07: seems that data is being sent, but nothing comes back. Also, wsj articles load, but not any assets (css, js, images)

Update 12:20: portions of the 3rd ring road in Beijing are being closed. One of the largest "city highways" in beijing.. This is scary, hopefully unrelated

Update: 13:09: looks like everything is back to normal. Only Facebook and such websites still being blocked. phew

Additional info: yesterday text messages (SMS) containing either "Bo Xilai" or "bxl" were rejected. Apparently everything has to do with this thing: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304444604577337951998961744.html?mod=WSJAsia_hpp_LEFTTopStories

6 comments