Comments on: “The Connection Has Been Reset” http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/02/17123/ Watching China Politics from Cyberspace Fri, 25 May 2012 17:36:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ShaMao'erhttp://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/02/17123/#comment-881 ShaMao'er Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:39:52 +0000 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/02/17123/#comment-881 The technical information in the piece is really interesting of course, but it is the cultural aspect that I find most fascinating. My strong impression, gleaned both by direct questioning (not too useful) and by round about probing, is that most Chinese are only vaguely aware of the extent of their golden shield; are completely unaware that it is the reason the internet is so painfully slow in China; and most intriguingly, seem to feel this to be a perfectly understandable and appropriate government function.http://shamao.typepad.com The technical information in the piece is really interesting of course, but it is the cultural aspect that I find most fascinating. My strong impression, gleaned both by direct questioning (not too useful) and by round about probing, is that most Chinese are only vaguely aware of the extent of their golden shield; are completely unaware that it is the reason the internet is so painfully slow in China; and most intriguingly, seem to feel this to be a perfectly understandable and appropriate government function.

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