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Golden Shield en · PROPN

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 金盾.

Meanings

1. Synonym of Great Firewall of 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. 2018 June 29, Elizabeth C Economy, “The great firewall of China: Xi Jinping’s internet shutdown”, in The Guardian:
   • China's Golden Shield has long been a byword for internet censorship. 2010 January 13, Tim Stevens, “China's cyberwar goes beyond Google”, in The Guardian:
   • Rather than try to shut down the source, the Golden Shield attempts to prevent these sites from being accessible in China. 2017, Jason R. Fritz, “Information Operations”, in China’s Cyber Warfare: The Evolution of Strategic Doctrine, Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 81:

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Synonyms

Great Firewall of China