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Golden Shield

Golden Shield proper noun: synonym of Great Firewall of China.

Proper noun

the Golden Shield

  1. Synonym of Great Firewall of China.
    • China's Golden Shield has long been a byword for internet censorship.2010 January 13, Tim Stevens, “China's cyberwar goes beyond Google”, in The Guardian
    • Rather than try to shut down the source, the Golden Shield attempts to prevent these sites from being accessible in China.2017, Jason R. Fritz, “Information Operations”, in China’s Cyber Warfare: The Evolution of Strategic Doctrine, Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 81

Synonyms of Golden Shield

Origin of Golden Shield

Calque of Chinese 金盾.

Questions about Golden Shield

What does Golden Shield mean?
Golden Shield means synonym of Great Firewall of China.
What part of speech is Golden Shield?
Golden Shield is a proper noun.

Words near Golden Shield in the dictionary

  1. golden saxifrage
  2. golden section
  3. golden set
  4. golden share
  5. golden shares
  6. Golden Shield
  7. golden shiner
  8. golden shiners
  9. golden shoe
  10. golden shower
  11. golden shower boy

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