China: Why blocking popular social websites?
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TechXav gave three main reasons explaining why the Chinese government decided to block popular social websites: competitions, sensitive contents and national security.
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TechXav gave three main reasons explaining why the Chinese government decided to block popular social websites: competitions, sensitive contents and national security.
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