- Wind Information, a Chinese data provider, is limiting international users’ access to some information, including online retail shopping trends and satellite images.
- Overseas subscribers receive a message saying the data is unavailable in their location according to relevant laws and regulations.
- Foreign companies and investors with an interest in China are now unsure of what sort of information they are allowed to use.
- Economists and analysts say the move to reduce their access to limited amounts of data could crimp their ability to model the overall health of China’s economy.
- China is increasingly clamping down on information-gathering by foreign companies, with recent raids and detentions.
A Chinese Alternative to Bloomberg Terminals Quietly Limits Information Overseas
E-commerce shopping trends, satellite images are no longer available to foreign users of Wind
Rebecca Feng
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