China blocks all Google services as new leader anointed

Great Firewall locks down Middle Kingdom

The Great Firewall of China swung shut on Google this Friday as the Communist Party prepares to anoint its new leader, with search, Gmail, and other subdomains run by Google completely dead.…

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