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the death of nei han duan zi

Yuxuan had a sticker on the back window of his car: a smirking cartoon face with four Chinese characters “Nei Han Duan Zi” underneath. Today we will happen to tell the story of the death of Nei Han Duan Zi.

“Nei Han Duan Zi” was one of the most popular smartphone apps in China in recent years. “Nei Han Duan Zi” is a Chinese term for innuendo. On this app, people can read, share, comment on the jokes, funny pictures and videos, and humor.
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China Tightening Internet Curb

In December 2017, Wu Xiangyang, a network engineer in Guangxi, was arrested and sentenced by the Chinese authorities for selling equipment that could break the Chinese government’s notorious Great Fire Wall a.k.a GFW. It represented China tightening internet curb again in a more extreme way.
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