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Satellite TV in China: Everybody's Doing It, Why Aren't You? – Arts & Entertainment

www.chengduliving.com — Watching foreign satellite TV is illegal in China, unless you're a major hotel that jumps through hoops. But the reality is that millions of people are watching HBO in China right now and hundreds of companies are hungry to hook you up.

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Satellite TV in China: Everybody's Doing It, Why Aren't You?

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ndmagxian 1 year 33 weeks ago

....because I do not watch TV ;-) Thanks anyways Charlie for this article. It is very informative and well written! +!

sascha 1 year 33 weeks ago

you're welcome ND ... i just tried TV and only ping pong on CCTV 5 and all the standard BS on every other channel ... next paycheck, hookin it up ...

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