Attendees walk past a live visualisation of internet attacks across China during the 4th China Internet Security Conference in Beijing in August 2016. Photo: AP
Attendees walk past a live visualisation of internet attacks across China during the 4th China Internet Security Conference in Beijing in August 2016. Photo: AP
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The who, what and why in China’s latest VPN crackdown

The new campaign to stamp out ‘unauthorised’ providers is not expected to target individuals directly but could have big implications for companies based on the mainland

Sidney LengJosh YeNectar Gan
Sidney Leng Josh Ye and Nectar Gan

Updated: 12:23am, 26 Jan, 2017

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Attendees walk past a live visualisation of internet attacks across China during the 4th China Internet Security Conference in Beijing in August 2016. Photo: AP
Attendees walk past a live visualisation of internet attacks across China during the 4th China Internet Security Conference in Beijing in August 2016. Photo: AP
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