China’s tightening grip on the internet is moving beyond individual users and into the backbone of the country’s digital infrastructure, according to a leaked document that suggests that the regime is now directing internet service providers to cut off cross-border connections.
A notice circulating online in recent days, issued through a Jiangsu Province-based internet service provider, outlines a coordinated campaign in which regulators are working through telecom operators to require internet data center companies in China to identify and terminate what the regime deems “non-compliant” overseas access.
