China will soon unblock Facebook, twitter and the New York times, though, only in a small area of one of its cities--- a free-trade zone of Shanghai.
According to a report, a Chinese government official explained that the relaxation of the censorship laws is to make foreign visitors feel more at home. It also noted that the free zone will be launched at the end of this month.
The government blamed social networks for the July 2009 Urumqi riots, in which about 197 people were killed, and have since then locked these sites.
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