That's rough, sorry to hear it. Was it a friend in China or abroad?
China is really pushing the envelope way too far on the blocking websites and popular media. It is causing me a lot of trouble with work. If I didn't have a VPN, I wouldn't even be able to continue working in China. I would have no choice but to leave because I refuse to go backwards... like this government.
It is looking more and more like NK these days.
Do you really think gmail is such a threat to national security that it should be banned from transmitting such simple messages as a friends death?
Is it right that I miss his funeral because of your harmonious society?