China’s state-run major mobile service providers have recently disabled the ability of users to receive calls and texts from foreign countries in the name of a crackdown on telecom fraud. Experts point out the move is a violation of citizens’ privacy and human rights. They also believe it’s just another way the regime further limits people from receiving information from the outside world.
China Mobile in Zhejiang Province recently notified users that it would soon shut down the function to receive phone calls from abroad including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. To keep the function, users need to register before May 20. According to mainland media Blue Whale Finance, the person in charge of China Mobile Zhejiang confirmed the new rule….