When the infamous Great Firewall of China was first built, its architect Fang Binxing was publicly scorned and trended online for all the wrong reasons. Yet today, some Chinese internet users—brainwashed by years of propaganda—have begun cheering for this tool that exists solely to suppress freedom. If that’s the case, why don’t you return to life behind the wall and see how it feels?
Twisting the Narrative
Let’s get one thing straight: Is it Google, X, and Facebook that are blocking Chinese IPs? Or is it China’s Cyberspace Administration that blocks access from within China? Anyone with even the slightest common sense knows it’s the latter.
For example, China officially claims that approved government agencies, universities, and foreign-facing enterprises can apply for “special connections” to access the global internet. That alone proves that control over this access lies with the Chinese government, not with foreign tech companies. Yet, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying once had the audacity to ask at a press conference: “Foreigners can use Chinese platforms—why can’t Chinese people use Twitter or Facebook?” What a shameful lie.
Back when Google withdrew from the Chinese market, all it did was shut down its google.cn search service. The site itself remained accessible for a while, and users could still access google.com.hk. But today, the Great Firewall uses DNS poisoning and other techniques to completely block access to Google within China. This isn’t because Google left or blocked Chinese IPs—it’s because China’s government blocked Google.
Meanwhile, TikTok, from the very beginning, actively scanned users’ phone numbers to detect if they were Chinese. If you had a domestic Chinese number—even with a VPN—you couldn’t register an account. That was TikTok’s own choice.
The Law? What Law?
In China, the most commonly cited government entity is “relevant departments,” and the most referenced rules are “relevant laws and regulations.” But which exact laws? What do these companies supposedly violate? The phrase “comply with Chinese law” is a vague excuse. It doesn’t refer to specific statutes—it means, “do what the government says.”
Take China’s Public Security law, for instance—there’s a catch-all charge called “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” It can be applied to almost any action the authorities disapprove of. In China, power stands above the law, and the law itself exists only to protect power.
And let’s be honest—laws in China can be created or changed at the government’s whim. The National People’s Congress is just a rubber stamp. Laws pass like elections: unanimously, with no dissent. I remember a university entrance exam question once asked: “Which is greater in China: the Party or the law?” The official answer? “The Party and the law are in complete unity.” Even the CCP doesn’t dare say the law is supreme.
So when foreign companies are blocked in China, is it really because they violated “laws”? Or is it because they refused to surrender to Party censorship? The answer is obvious.
Is It Really About Preventing Scams?
The Chinese government claims it blocks foreign websites to prevent fraud. But telecom scams continue to rise, not fall. China’s telecommunications system requires real-name registration—both the caller and receiver must be identifiable. Even calls made through virtual numbers still pass through domestic infrastructure.
So if the government truly wanted to, it could easily trace the source of scam calls and eliminate the networks. But if you’ve ever been scammed and reported it, you know how it goes: nothing happens. Sometimes, the police don’t even bother taking your statement.
Why? Because the government doesn’t really care about stopping fraud. What it does care about is whether your speech threatens the CCP’s political power.
More people in China are “invited for tea” (a euphemism for being interrogated by police) for their speech than are helped to recover stolen funds. Both the Great Firewall and real-name ID systems exist not to protect citizens, but to ensure that the state can find you immediately when you speak out, not when you need help.
I honestly don’t understand how anyone can defend this system that blatantly violates human rights. (Unless, of course, you’re hoping for a reduced prison sentence—then I get it.)
Speaking of Scams…
Let’s talk about Myanmar. I believe both the Chinese and Thai governments have the power to dismantle scam compounds in Myanmar. So why did they only rescue Wang Xing? Why just him? What unspoken deals or deliberate inaction are behind this? The truth is: the CCP doesn’t love its own people. So why are you still defending it?
In the End
The Berlin Wall was torn down because it stood in the way of freedom. The Great Firewall of China will fall too. And when it does, the people of the world will stand together—ready to embrace the light of a new dawn.