Shanghai May See Pilot Restoration of Intl Internet Access?

Cuz they realized they can just flex on the US with Chinese users being like “oh wait you actually pay for ambulance rides lol”

Wow, xiaohongshu (the user) is right:. Shanghai's Party leadership really is just some liberals LARPing with hammer and sickle lapel pins if this is what they cook up. This is an idea reaching Yakolev levels of turbolibbery.

According to Mao Xiangdong, Vice President of Shanghai Institute of Technology and a member of the Municipal People's Congress [...] Learning from developed countries and embracing new technologies, restoring access to the international internet is just around the corner.

It could also boost the "AI + Entrepreneurship" boom, leading to a rise in companies like Nvidia, OpenAI, Microsoft, Tesla, Google, Facebook, and X.

[...] helping Shanghai align with international norms. This would also give residents the freedom to use popular social platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter

Tools like ChatGPT, O3, and other AI resources would be more accessible, fostering a more dynamic and innovative educational environment.

Do it for everyone, not just Shanghai. Overwhelm the western Internet with the power of Chinese posters. Watch as redditors can only watch in despair as all their imaginary internet points go away, and EVERYTHING getting upvoted is pro-China, and any Winnie the Pooh joke gets flooded with down votes. Create the Internet Apocalypse.