From: Ed Carp <erc@dal1820.computek.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 18:58:50 +0800
To: Jon Lasser <jlasser@rwd.goucher.edu>
Subject: Re: Some thoughts on the Chinese Net
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On Wed, 14 Feb 1996, Jon Lasser wrote:

> Several people have posted to the list that the Chinese, censored, 
> Internet will fail. Usually, the claim is that the censored network will 
> fail mostly because of technical reasons, namely the inability of the 
> Chinese government to censor everything. The other significant claim made 
> was that the Chinese problem is "behind" the "firewall" leading into the 
> country... Suggestions have been made that RSA is involved with China to 
> implement this censorship.

I think it *will* work, in part because China has a very long history of
repressing and persecuting its own people.  Besides, if they really get in
a tight spot, there's always "the nuclear option." 

If you think I'm kidding, read the news about China threatening to nuke
Taiwan if they declare independence. 
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