Internet

China insists on blocking websites such as Facebook, WordPress and random bits of Google. This could be construed as an attempt to block freedom of information but I doubt it since there are way too many unblocked news services.

No, I think it’s an effort to keep US-centric internet businesses from getting embedded here, which would represent a lost business opportunity for China and also a security risk.

We should follow their lead and block Facebook. And we should make foreign providers of key internet services come up with ‘Denial Of Service’ emergency plans as part of their license to operate.