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China Lays More Fiber, Improving Physical Connection To the Worldwide Internet

Posted by timothy on from the better-tapping-points dept.

jfruh writes China's state-owned Internet service providers are improving the nation's connection to the worldwide Internet, adding seven new access points to the world's Internet backbone to improve speed and reliability for Chinese customers. This reveals the nation's essential Internet contradiction, improving its physical connection even as the government continues to block a number of important Intenet sites.

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  1. It is getting worse, not better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm in Guangzhou and can tell you it is worse than ever. Since last June, the connection between China and the rest of the world has become progressively worse and worse, almost to the point of being unusable today. I think something must be lost in translation. They didn't increase the bandwidth, it seems like they increased the amount of bandwidth they can filter. Everyone I know in the export business is having major internet problems now. The inability to do email, exchange files, collaborate, and protect our data is killing business. We and many others are seriously considering if it is worth it to continue to tolerate these small minded Chinese communists. The cost for us to make our products in several other Asian countries is already comparable to China now. The exodus has already begun.

  2. This has nothing to do with their population. by Puls4r · · Score: 4, Interesting

    China is preparing for a cyber war. They've watched what happened to North Korea. Having more direct connections to the net both prevents you from being DDOS'd as easily and allows you to counterattack. It's a simple numbers game. The person with the biggest pipe is going to end up winning the fight.