James Griffiths is the author of "The Great Firewall of China: How to build and control an alternative version of the internet."

He has reported from Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Malaysia and Australia. Currently a senior producer for CNN International, he was previously an editor at the South China Morning Post, and a China-based contributor to The Atlantic, Global Post, the Daily Beast and others. He lives in Hong Kong.

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