Internet Filtering in China in 2004 2005
B. Proxy Testing Results
1. Falun Gong
Every site we tested related to the Falun Gong movement was blocked in both of our tests.
Figure 3 Falun Gong Sites
Sites Tested
In State Result
Proxy Result
http://www.faluncanada.net/
Blocked
Blocked
http://www.falundafa.org/
Blocked
Blocked
http://www.faluninfo.net/
Blocked
Blocked
http://www.fofg.org/
Blocked
Blocked
http://www.faluninfo.net/
Blocked
Blocked
http://www.stanford.edu/group/falun/
Blocked
Blocked
http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/bth/falun.htm
Blocked
Blocked
Total (7 sites)
100%
100%
2. News
Our news testing focused on sites that China has blocked previously, including Epoch Times,
Boxun (also known as Peacehall), the Voice of America service, and the BBC. Our results confirm that
China filters these news sources, at a number of different URLs. The in state and proxy tests returned
different results with regards to the two sites hosted within China itself. Further research is necessary to
determine the extent to which these sites make available content China otherwise attempts to filter.
Figure 4 News Sites
Sites Tested
In State Result
Proxy Result
http://www.boxun.com.cn/
Accessible
Blocked
http://www.voanews.95.cn/
Accessible
Blocked
http://www.epochtimes.com/
Blocked
Blocked
http://www.peacehall.com/
Blocked
Blocked
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Blocked
Blocked
http://www.voa.gov/
Blocked
Blocked
http://www.voanews.com/
Blocked
Blocked
Total (7 sites)
71%
100%
3. Political Topics
In this category, we checked sites containing anti Communist content, pages with material related
to the Tiananmen Square incident, the site for the non governmental organization Human Rights in
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