How To Browse The Web In China When Your Favorite Sites Are Blocked
If you want to see the differences between Googles top level domains, try Googles Image search from 2 different URLs:
images.google.com
images.google.cn
Type in the Search box: Tian’anmen Square massacre or Tian An Men Square massacre. Ironically, this translates to Gate of Heavenly Peace.
Convinced?
It is well known that in China, certain websites like BBC and CNN are blocked. But you can get around it by use of a Proxy Server.
What is a Proxy Server?
A Proxy Server services requests from clients by forwarding requests to other servers.
If you are computer C, and you want to access server S but it is blocked, point your clients web browser to Proxy Server P.
So C -> P -> S
An example of such a site is www.kproxy.com (ignore the pop-up windows) but if you search the web for proxy servers, you can have a list of thousands. Some are even more specific on what services you want enabled or disabled, such as removing JavaScript, enabling cookies, or displaying images.
As long as your network connections ISP isnt blocking the...