The order of the day, Beijing street scene, shot on August 2, 2002 from Fu Cheng Men Crosspass. The traffic creeps and aggravates the haze that already enshrouds the city. As more private cars overburden roads, and public transport trailing behind, the Chinese government still counts on the ominous automobile industry set out in the 10th Five Year Plan.
 
 
 
   
 
The above chart shows how internet traffic, i.e. visit of this site, is being blocked from within China, resulting in 100% packets loss at hop 9. This adds to the fact that harsh media control prevails in China that disallows civil satellite reception and jamming shortwave radio from certain sources overseas, such as VOA, BBC, Radio Free Asia.