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Golden Shield

name

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 金盾.

  1. calqued from 金盾

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Great Firewall of China.

    • China's Golden Shield has long been a byword for internet censorship.
    • Rather than try to shut down the source, the Golden Shield attempts to prevent these sites from being accessible in China.
    • In the late 1990s, Fang worked on developing the “Golden Shield” – transformative software that enabled the government to inspect any data being received or sent, and to block destination IP addresses and domain names.

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