Golden Shield

English Etymology en zh 金盾. Proper noun Golden Shield 1 en Great Firewall of China. en http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/jan/13/google-china-cyber-war-security China's cyberwar goes beyond Google Tim Stevens 2010-01-13 The Guardian China's Golden Shield has long been a byword for internet censorship. en Jason R. Fritz Information Operations China’s Cyber Warfare: The Evolution of Strategic Doctrine Lanham, Md. Lexington Books 2017 81 https://books.google.com/books?id=x2Y2DgAAQBAJ&pg=PA81 9781498537070 Rather than try to shut down the source, the Golden Shield attempts to prevent these sites from being accessible in China. en Elizabeth C Economy http://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/29/the-great-firewall-of-china-xi-jinpings-internet-shutdown The great firewall of China: Xi Jinping’s internet shutdown 2018-06-29 The Guardian 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. Further reading Golden Shield Project en China Internet