Don't Look for Jasmine in China
If you're looking for good jasmine tea on Baidu, China's biggest search engine, you may be in for a surprise. As soon as you type in "good jasmine tea," Baidu flashes a message: "In accordance with relevant laws, regulations and policies, part of the search results are not shown."
It's not that the government discourages the tea, but the word "jasmine" h…
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