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Skype Calls to China Cannot Connect as CCP Tightens Control

'Weak connection' is thought to be deliberate blocking by CCP

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Skype Calls to China Cannot Connect as CCP Tightens Control
Many Chinese rely on Skype to communicate with relatives and other contacts in the West. Jonathan Nackstrand, AFP/Getty Images
By Alex Wu
5/18/2023Updated: 5/18/2023
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Users of Microsoft’s internet-telephone and messaging service Skype are reporting that they cannot connect to Chinese mobile phones and landlines. Skype’s Chinese operator has said the connection difficulties stem from technical problems; while Microsoft said Wednesday it is working to fix the issue. However, a China and technology expert says the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may be blocking the international calls for the regime’s political security.

The topic “Skype suddenly can’t connect calls to Chinese mobile phones” has attracted wide attention online since the beginning of the month. Many overseas Chinese use Skype to communicate with relatives in China.

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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.
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