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Title: China Will Drop the Great Firewall For Some Users To Boost Free-Trade
Port Ambitions

Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/05/19432...

China's southernmost province of Hainan is piloting a programme to grant
select corporate users broad access to the global internet, a rare move in a
country known for having some of the world's most restrictive online
censorship, as the island seeks to transform itself into a global free-trade
port. From a report: Employees of companies registered and operating in
Hainan can apply for the "Global Connect" mobile service through the Hainan
International Data Comprehensive Service Centre (HIDCSC), according to the
agency, which is overseen by the state-run Hainan Big Data Development
Centre. The programme allows eligible users to bypass the so-called Great
Firewall, which blocks access to many of the world's most-visited websites,
such as Google and Wikipedia. Applicants must be on a 5G plan with one of the
country's three major state-backed carriers -- China Mobile, China Unicom or
China Telecom -- and submit their employer's information, including the
company's Unified Social Credit Code, for approval. The process can take up
to five months, HIDCSC staff said.

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