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\"china<\/a>The Chinese government is accusing virtual private networks (VPNs),and other technologies that bypass internet censorship, of being the catalysts to recent terrorist attacks. According to IT News<\/a>, domestic terrorists from western China are finding ways around the nation\u2019s online censors to view blocked videos of terrorism.<\/p>\n

On March 1, 29 people were killed in Kunming, China, after knife-wielding attackers descended on civilians leaving a local train station. Zhang Chunixan, a top Chinese official, blamed this violent outburst on a group of separatists from Xinjiang, which is a region of western China.\u00a0 Chunixan also suggested that the violence was fueled by the use of VPNs to access violent footage originally blocked by the Chinese government.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, 90 percent of Xinjiang\u2019s terrorism is the result of jumping the wall, and following online videos to create terrorism,\u201d he told journalists.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Chinese authorities have begun to monitor and respond to rumors on Sina-Weibo<\/a>, a social media tool similar to Twitter.\u00a0During and after the March 1 attacks, Sina-Weibo users posted pictures of police responding to the scene and of injured victims around the train station. As the pictures circulated, Chinese citizens became enraged. \u00a0Many protested against the graphic and sensitive photos, asking users to stop circulating the pictures.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Xinhuanet.com<\/a>, Sina-Weibo users turned to the social media website to respond to those users posting the graphic pictures. \u201cWe should not forward unconfirmed information and bloody pictures to avoid more panics,\u201d one user stated.\u00a0Shortly after the knife attacks on March 1, China\u2019s public service bureau reportedly arrested 45 people for posting false information online about other potential terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n

As of now, the Chinese government hasn’t implemented any additional strategies to block the use of VPNs. However, China has blocked several U.S. sites including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. In the past, China\u2019s \u201cGreat Firewall\u201d hasn’t been hard to break through. Users willing to pay $10 USD or less a month could easily access VPNs and restricted websites. But, after the recent violent attacks, China plans to implement stronger restrictions and gain more control over the nation\u2019s internet access. The country intends to have a tighter grip over local social networking sites as well, in a response to reported threats against national stability.<\/p>\n

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