Many Provinces Disconnect Receipt of Mobile Calls and SMS From Outside China

Many Provinces Disconnect Receipt of Mobile Calls and SMS From Outside China
A large China Mobile advertising board on the side of a building in Hong Kong on March 14, 2010. Daniel Sorabji/AFP via Getty Images
Julia Ye
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While China’s lengthy and difficult lockdown shows no sign of abating, telecom authorities in many provinces recently stopped cellphone calls and text messages from outside the mainland, including from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, saying it is necessary to prevent fraudulent calls.

The move adds to concerns over the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expanding its lockdown and quickly closing the country’s doors, Sheng Xue, a Canada-based Chinese writer, told The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD on May 15.

Julia Ye
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Julia Ye is an Australian-based reporter who joined The Epoch Times in 2021. She mainly covers China-related issues and has been a reporter since 2003.
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