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IP: CHINA SUSPENDS NEW INTERNET MEMBERSHIPS
From: Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 1996 21:22:47 -0500
CHINA SUSPENDS NEW INTERNET MEMBERSHIPS Chinese authorities have decided to temporarily suspend new Internet memberships, attributing the move to technical problems. But in a meeting last month with Premier Li Peng, officials declared it was "imperative" to develop new Internet controls. Industry insiders say China's future plans include building a centrally administered Internet backbone that would allow more oversight of e-mail and other activities. Meanwhile, Chinese businesses can use China Internet -- a sort of "intranet" administered by former U.S. businessman James Chu -- to access selected Web sites and databases, and to set up their own home pages and trade information. (Wall Street Journal 31 Jan 96 A1)
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