How to let the website work with a Chinese hosting? This is the task I got for my work yesterday. After almost whole day researching, it became a mission impossible for us.
Since I work for a Dutch company wants to invest to Chinese telecommunications market，we have to obey the laws and rules made by "Telecommunication Management Bureau of Ministry of Information Industry" in China. Since 2001, every Chinese website has to register an ICP（Internet Communication Provider) permission, and upload the permission number at the bottom of the website with linking to TMBMII. If they find any website without ICP, the website will be blocked and the owner will receive bill about 500-1,000 euros.
There are 2 kinds of ICP permission for commercial and non-commercial websites. For commercial websites, 50% stock rights should belong to a Chinese company with an min. amount of company funds, which means if our company wants to get the ICP permission, they have to sell half of their company to Chinese. As a Chinese, I find this is a smart way to get foreign company stocks although it sounds unfair.
What the most unfair is, the ICP permission for non-commercial websites. Nowadays, more and more Chinese start to make their personal websites. It is a place to present themselves and share information with others. ICP actually means over-control for all websites in China. Everyone has to consider careful before putting information on his own website, maybe there is something that Chinese government does not want to see or hear. It is a pity to know Chinese internet becomes intranet which limited the view of Chinese citizen. And it sounds ridiculous as well, because the governement is pushing Chinese internet users to buy foreign hosting, but without efficiency to stop people's mouths.
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