The political turmoil in Egypt claiming immediate resignation of President Mubarak who himself though is reluctant to oblige to the public demand had put The Chinese leadership under some botheration. The authorities of the Chinese leadership fears that news of political unrest in Egypt can initiate a movement similar to that in China claiming political reforms. In order to prevent any such situation the authorities have put a ban on any news from Egypt or concerning Egypt to be published in micro blogging sites such as the FB or Twitter.

The already posted comments as a response to the limited news reports concerning the political turmoil in Egypt appeared to be deleted by the Internet censors. The news came chiefly from the Xinhua News which is a state run agency.

The urgency shown by the Chinese authorities indicates the concern of the govt. that fears that the internet will provide the citizens with new means of organization and information that might question the monopoly of power that is currently witnessed by the Chinese population.

Such bans, to control and manipulate information have been used earlier by the govt. It was used after the 2003-05 color revolution in the Soviet Union and also after the 2009 riots of pro democracy in Iran. In the year 2009 internet access was completely cut off for several months in Northwest China in the region of Xinjiang after the riots that took place there.

As China prepares a change in its helm with Hu Jintao, the Chinese president along with other 6 leaders expected to be retiring from their posts after a decade of leadership, the regulations on the media seem to get stricter and tighter.

China is taking a very protective stance on the Egypt issue as they try and block the four hundred and fifty seven internet users from commenting or posting anything related to Egypt.