Banned in China?
I don’t know for sure, and I don’t have that many readers in China, but some of them have commented that they can no longer see Business Beyond the Reef. I’ve heard from friends in several different cities that they can’t get on, that BBR times out or they get messages like this:
Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage
One succeeded in getting on by using a proxy server.
Of course, none of this means that BBR has really been banned, though I often criticize China. I probably praise China just as often, and certainly criticize the United States more than I do China. But China’s reactions to international business issues can be exceptionally childish and immature, and perhaps Beijing doesn’t like to hear that said.
It’s flattering to think my writing has been noticed. That said, there are plenty of reasons that a blog might not be seen and this may just be a coincidence. See China Geeks for more. Interesting that they speculate that negative views about China’s behavior in the WTO are being blocked. That might catch BBR!
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I’m still traveling, but will arrive Honolulu later today. Should resume regular posts shortly.
