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A majority of apps and websites blocked are the result of the companies not willing to follow the Chinese government's internet regulations on data collection and privacy, user-safety, guidelines and the type of content being shared, posted or hosted. This is a list of the most notable such blocked websites in the country (except Autonomous area).
Zalo. Zalo is a free message and call application on mobile and desktop, released on 8 August 2012 for iOS, Android, and Windows phones. Finance 123Pay. In 2010, VNG created the online payment platform 123Pay. It is the successor to and developed on the ZingPay platform, used for VNG's online games since 2005. Zalopay
Line (stylized as LINE) is a freeware app for instant communications on electronic devices, developed by LY Corporation.Line users exchange: texts, images, video and audio and conduct free VoIP conversations and video conferences.
China has been on the Internet intermittently since May 1989 and on a permanent basis since 20 April 1994, [1] although with heavily censored access. In 2008, China became the country with the largest population on the Internet and, as of 2024, has remained so. [2] : 18 As of July 2023, 1.05 billion (73.7% of the country's total population) use ...
Under Chinese law, the use of geographic information in the People's Republic of China is restricted to entities that have special authorization from the administrative department for surveying and mapping under the State Council. [1] Consequences of the restriction include fines for unauthorized surveys, lack of geotagging information on many ...
Ownership rights. Ownership rights are protected under Article 39 of The Property Law of the People's Republic of China, which gives the owner the right to possess, utilize, dispose of and obtain profits from the real property. However, this right has to comply with laws and social morality.
Politics of China. Elections in the People's Republic of China occur under a one-party authoritarian political system controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). [1] [2] Direct elections, except in the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, occur only at the local level people's congresses and village committees, with all ...
One of the most renowned reforms under Deng was establishing four "special economic zones" along the Southeastern coast of China, with Shenzhen, Shantou, and Zhuhai located in Guangdong province and Xiamen located in Fujian province. The four aforementioned special economic zones were all established from 1980 to 1981.
Women have been a major labor presence in China since the People's Republic was established. Some 40–45 percent of all women over age 15 are employed. China's estimated employed labor force in 2005 totaled 791.4 million persons, about 60% of the total population. During 2003, 49% of the labor force worked in agriculture, forestry, and fishing ...
China is the world's largest electricity producer, having overtaken the United States in 2011 after rapid growth since the early 1990s. In 2021, China produced 8.5 petawatt-hour (PWh) of electricity, approximately 30% of the world's electricity production. [2]