Chinese official called to weaken the Internet censorship

Censorship on the Internet harms the economy and scientific progress of China, said Deputy Chairman of the People’s Political Council of the PRC Lo Fuhe. About this writes The Guardian.

The restrictions for the Internet also do not contribute to foreign investments in China, said Fuhe. In his opinion, censorship should be loosened for “politically harmless” content.

According to The Guardian, such criticism is a rarity for China, which increased censorship with the advent of Xi Jinping in 2012.

In China, there is an Internet content filtering system under the unofficial name the Great Chinese Firewall. Many foreign resources (including Twitter, Instagram) are blocked in the country.

In addition, Google services do not work in the PRC, which refused to install a search results system for its search engine. In 2009, China blocked 80% of the IP addresses of the Tor network.