China And The Great Firewall: Export With German Help

A leak reveals that China's Great Firewall is becoming an export commodity – and European companies, including German ones, are supplying technology that enables global surveillance.

China has long since stopped building its Great Firewall just for its own people and is now exporting the system to other countries. Recent revelations by a hacker group show how China's censorship technology has become a global business. The role of European companies is particularly sensitive, as German components are part of this infrastructure. This…