According to Google, China is blocking Gmail with methods that it looks as if the problem lies with Google. For the last several weeks Chinese users have reported difficulty in visiting Gmail. According to users the service was either slow or inaccessible.
Google further added that they have no technical issue on their side and they have checked extensively. They said the government is doing this and it looks as if the problem is with Gmail.
The blocking of Gmail coincides with China's recent efforts to suppress any mention relating to the "Jasmine Revolution", which began as an online call urging the Chinese people to protest the government.
While China regularly blocks politically sensitive content, experts say government censors have further tightened their grip on the Web in the last few weeks. The word "Jasmine" and terms relating to the anti-government protests in the Middle East can no longer be searched for on the country's microblogs. China has also responded by arresting activists, harassing foreign journalists and deploying large police forces to prevent unrest.
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