Fang Binxing
Fang Binxing | |
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方滨兴 | |
| Born | 17 July 1960 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation(s) | Computer scientist from China Academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
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| Simplified Chinese | 方滨兴 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 方濱興 | ||||||
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Fang Binxing is a former Principal of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He is also known for his substantial contribution to China's Internet censorship infrastructure, and has been dubbed "Father of China's Great Fire Wall". Fang is also known for his role in Russia's Internet censorship due to his relationship with Igor Shchyogolev, former Russian communications minister and Russian President Putin's deputy on Internet issues.