Will Xinjiang's Internet Soon Be Restored? – Tech-Web

www.chinadaily.com.cn — According to this article by the China Daily the internet is going to be restored soon. Lots of promises coming from the NPC delegates. Additionally, I responded to this article by listing 5 reasons it won't be restored.

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