The 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party begins next Wednesday and in view of such an important event, the authorities in the Asian country are "stifling" the network of networks.
Gateways used by some Chinese Internet users to bypass the giant firewall on digital communications in the Asian giant are being systematically boycotted before the start of the congress, according to several activists .
In fact, many of these activists have been required to spend the duration of the Communist Party Congress (held in China every 5 years) in guest houses in order to be closely monitored by the authorities.
“We are under severe restrictions ,” said one dissident (who naturally prefers to remain anonymous) in a statement to the American radio station Free Asia. “We are not allowed to return home until the end of the 19th Congress of the Communist Party,” he stressed.
Security measures have been tightened in Beijing ahead of the imminent start of the congress. Thousands of volunteers have been mobilised to maintain order on the streets.
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Internet and social media censorship has also been tightened in recent hours. Tunnel connections to Hong Kong (made available to foreign companies) are being restricted and will remain so until the end of the 19th Communist Party Congress.
In China, social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and newspapers such as The New York Times (and other media critical of the local government) are subject to censorship .