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What items are banned in China?
Prohibited Items
- Weapons, simulated weapons, ammunition and explosives.
- Forged currency or securities.
- Printed matter, films, photos, movies, audiotapes, videotapes, CDs, DVDs, computer storage devices and other things that could do harm to China’s politics, economy, culture and morality.
- Poison and addictive drugs.
What services are banned in China?
List of Blocked Websites and Apps in China 2021
- Gmail.
- Dropbox.
- Google Apps (Drive, Docs, Calendar, Maps etc.)
- Microsoft OneDrive.
- Slack.
- Google Play (i.e. no downloading Android apps)
- Hootsuite.
What are some surprising things banned in China?
10 Surprisingly Ridiculous Things Banned in China Facebook. In 2009, as Facebook was gaining a lot of popularity, China banned it from the country. Video Game Consoles. In 2000, the Chinese government enacted a ban on all video game consoles to prevent the youth from wasting their time and not working. Casinos & Gambling. Green Eggs & Ham. Avatar in 2D. Twitter. Harrison Ford & Brad Pitt. Foreign Films.
What sites are not blocked in China?
The globally most visited websites, that are not blocked in China: Google (but many keywords are blocked, as well as many Google services apart from Search). Yahoo. Wikipedia (but certain pages are blocked). Live.com (Microsoft) Amazon. MSN. LinkedIn (though it was temporarily blocked in February, 2011).
What celebrities are banned from China?
More celebrities are banned from China than any other country. The number one reason: Tibet. Celebrities have spoken and acted in favor of Tibet, and China has banned them. Included in the list of banned celebrities: Brad Pitt, Richard Gere, Harrison Ford, Sharon Stone, Martin Scorsese , Bjork , Oasis, and Bob Dylan.
Is YouTube still banned in China?
However, unfortunately YouTube is blocked (or banned) in China by the so called Great Firewall of China (GFW), which is also responsible for blocking other popular websites such as Google, Gmail, Twitter and Facebook etc. Many tourists, business travelers and expats traveling or staying in China have found this every inconvenient.