China To Lift Ban On Facebook, Other Sites, But Only In Shanghai Free-Trade Zone
Well, it’s a start: Facebook, Twitter, and other sites that are currently blocked in China will be unblocked, but only in a free-trade zone the government is planning to introduce in Shanghai, Reuters reported, via the South China Morning Post.
Well, it’s a start: Facebook, Twitter, and other sites that are currently blocked in China will be unblocked, but only in a free-trade zone the government is planning to introduce in Shanghai, Reuters reported, via the South China Morning Post.
The Hong Kong-based newspaper reported that bids from foreign telecommunications firms to provide Internet access in the FTZ will be accepted.
According to the South China Morning Post, via Reuters, the FTZ is aimed at testing the convertibility of China’s currency, the yuan, as well as exploring the reform of foreign direct investment and taxation, and it will formally debut Sept.
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