{"id":404772,"date":"2022-02-11T19:34:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T16:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/olympic-skier-eileen-gu-defends-chinas-internet-restrictions\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T19:34:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T16:34:28","slug":"olympic-skier-eileen-gu-defends-chinas-internet-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/olympic-skier-eileen-gu-defends-chinas-internet-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"#Olympic skier Eileen Gu defends China&#8217;s internet restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Olympic skier Eileen Gu defends China&#8217;s internet restrictions<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>US-born skier Eileen Gu, who recently won her first gold medal while competing for China, defended China\u2019s draconian internet restrictions by arguing that it\u2019s easy for citizens to dodge the so-called \u201cGreat Firewall\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments came after an Instagram user took the 18-year-old skier to task on Tuesday, asking Gu why she gets \u201cspecial treatment\u201d and is allowed to use Instagram while \u201cmillions of Chinese people from [the] mainland cannot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not fair, can you speak up for those millions of Chinese who don\u2019t have internet freedom,\u201d the commenter added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a flippant response accompanied by a thumbs-up emoji, Gu wrote, \u201cAnyone can <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> a vpn its literally free on the App Store.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Gu \u2014 who has stirred controversy by choosing to compete for her mother\u2019s native country despite being raised in California \u2014 failed to mention that VPNs are illegal for most people in China. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=723\" alt=\"\u201cAnyone can download a vpn its literally free on the App Store,&quot; Eileen Gu said. \" class=\"wp-image-21174533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1446 1446w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1085 1084w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=723 723w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=362 361w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cAnyone can download a vpn its literally free on the App Store,\u201d Eileen Gu said. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@eileen_gu_<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Those without government permission to use the tools \u2014 which let internet users dodge government censorship by letting them appear like they\u2019re browsing from another country \u2014 can be fined or even arrested. In one example from 2017, a Chinese man was sentenced to more than five years in jail for selling VPN software, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/dec\/22\/man-in-china-sentenced-to-five-years-jail-for-running-vpn\">The Guardian reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Chinese <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> site Weibo, some users praised Gu for fighting back against critics of China, while others said the comments made the star athlete look arrogant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/weibo.com\/6323095999\/LeuZOB3DD\">In one popular comment<\/a>, a user wrote that they \u201cenvy the calmness and elegance\u201d of Gu \u201chaving privilege without knowing (or pretending not to know).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-20.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Eileen Gu \" class=\"wp-image-21174585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-20.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-20.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-20.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Eileen Gu was raised primarily in the US but is competing for China. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is illegal for me to climb the wall, literally it\u2019s fxxking not free at all,\u201d the user added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an ironic twist, screenshots of Gu\u2019s comment defending China\u2019s internet restrictions were even censored on Weibo after they started making the rounds on the site, according to Protocol, which <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.protocol.com\/china\/eileen-gu-olympics-vpn-china\">first reported on the controversy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gu \u2014 who has also modeled for Louis Vuitton and other luxury brands \u2014 has repeatedly dodged questions about whether she renounced her US citizenship in order to compete in China, which doesn\u2019t allow dual citizenship. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Eileen Gu \" class=\"wp-image-21174604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Eileen-Gu-21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cWhen I\u2019m in the U.S., I\u2019m American, but when I\u2019m in China, I\u2019m Chinese,\u201d Eileen Gu has said.\u00a0<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen I\u2019m in the U.S., I\u2019m American, but when I\u2019m in China, I\u2019m Chinese,\u201d Gu has said.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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