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    HK blocked from accessing US government websites

    The US's Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census Bureau is apparently inaccessible in HK because Washington no longer regard HK as autonomous from the mainland. Both sites offer key economic and population data of the US. The FT says more US government sites will become blocked from access in the future as tensions between Beijing and Washington worsen. This could impact HK's financial status if more key sites are blocked, stopping the free flow of information:

    https://www.ft.com/content/05a05cb9-...d-3126c83d5f9b

    So which US government site will be blocked next?

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    I can still access https://www.data.gov/ but then the few external links to the actual data are blocked. You can go around by using a VPN (but not to access geoexpat lol). HK Asia world city!


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    Can still access the Patent and Trademark office...have to go to some VPN if they block that website...don't think they can, people file patents in the US from all over the world, including the mainland...


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    no issues accessing from both China Mobile and HKBN


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    Quote Originally Posted by tf19:
    no issues accessing from both China Mobile and HKBN
    Maybe it's not an across-the-board blockage, maybe only accessing from certain HK IP addresses will there be issues?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Coolboy:
    Maybe it's not an across-the-board blockage, maybe only accessing from certain HK IP addresses will there be issues?
    We have recently had to block some really badly configured bots coming out of HK isp addresses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    Yes
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    I can't access it on 4g but can through my wifi?


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    Quote Originally Posted by reallyreally:
    I can't access it on 4g but can through my wifi?
    Noticed the same - cannot access via CMHK.

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