China blocks CBC website
RoyalHighlander @ Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:05 am
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-blocks-cbc-website-after-story-about-offshore-accounts-1.2507261
The websites of several major news outlets, including the CBC, have been blocked in locations within China following yesterday's worldwide exposés on how close relatives of current and former Communist leaders have used secretive offshore corporations that help shroud wealth.
CBC news website blocked in China
At first only this story about offshore holdings by China's elite was blocked, but later the entire CBC News website couldn't be accessed. (CBC)
The CBC's entire website as well as those of the Guardian, Spanish newspaper El Pais and French daily Le Monde were all unavailable in Beijing as of Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET.
The CBC's news story about the exposé, but not its entire website, was being blocked as early as the night before.
The website of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which spearheaded the
Freakinoldguy @ Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:14 am
I've never said this before in my entire life and likely never will again but, here goes nothing:
Well done CBC. ![[B-o]](./images/smilies/drinkup.gif "Drink up")
Nothing like stirring the pot of a billion or so disgruntled Chinese, is there. 
sandorski @ Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:39 am
Maybe the CBC is just too Left for even the Chinese? 
fifeboy @ Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:23 am
Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:
I've never said this before in my entire life and likely never will again but, here goes nothing:
Well done CBC.
Nothing like stirring the pot of a billion or so disgruntled Chinese, is there.
Well done CBC.
Nothing like stirring the pot of a billion or so disgruntled Chinese, is there.
And I would say:
Another well done news story CBC! Keep on.
RaymondCA @ Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:12 pm
You know why there are so many Chinese immigrants going to Canada? Because they want to know more about China.
Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:
I've never said this before in my entire life and likely never will again but, here goes nothing:
Well done CBC.
Nothing like stirring the pot of a billion or so disgruntled Chinese, is there.
Well done CBC.
Nothing like stirring the pot of a billion or so disgruntled Chinese, is there.
BartSimpson @ Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:19 pm
Is CKA blocked in China? If not, then we're doing something wrong!
BartSimpson @ Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:20 pm
RaymondCA RaymondCA:
You know why there are so many Chinese immigrants going to Canada? Because they want to know more about China.
+5
sandorski @ Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:04 pm
RaymondCA RaymondCA:
You know why there are so many Chinese immigrants going to Canada? Because they want to know more about China.
Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:
I've never said this before in my entire life and likely never will again but, here goes nothing:
Well done CBC.
Nothing like stirring the pot of a billion or so disgruntled Chinese, is there.
Well done CBC.
Nothing like stirring the pot of a billion or so disgruntled Chinese, is there.