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Selected news stories about the Pew Internet Project and articles citing our data.

How Do Chinese Citizens Feel About Censorship?

7/12/2008 | CoverageCoverage

Laura Sydell, NPR, World

'"Thousands of westerners are about to converge on China for the 2008 Olympics. When they log on to the Internet there, they may discover that connections — especially to certain foreign news sites — won't work. They'll be bumping up against what protesters have called the "Great Firewall of China."


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