[Kaihuang724]

My family has done business in China pretty much my whole life, and my take on it is that the Chinese gov. is more or less a bloated system. As the economy grows, greater access is definitely needed and I think top gov. officials realize this, but really nothing can be done in a timely fashion there because of how their politics work.

[iliketosleep]

If they realize it, then why is access becoming MORE restricted than ever before? Ever since Chairman Xi came into power, all I can see is more restrictions and tightening of gov. policy.

[est]

> If they realize it, then why is access becoming MORE restricted than ever before?

Believe it or not, network filtering is a huge business in China, especially selling products to gov.

[trevelyan]

Everyone in the government/military uses a VPN. Seriously.

The controls aren't for the government.

[Kaihuang724]

As the comments before me mentioned, the sad reality is corruption is rampant right now. When everyone is trying to get a piece of the pie, it'll only stop once the pie runs out.