That's PRC as in People's Republic of China, for the record, since, you know, no one actually calls it that. At least, no one not officially connected with the PRC. Which, by the way, stands for People's Republic ... oh, never mind.
(On that note, however, did you ever notice that places with authoritarian regimes almost always seem to call themselves Republic? Discuss.)
Anyway, according to a reliable source, this website--yes, the very website you are currently reading--has been blocked in China. Yes, along with other, very very similar websites like, say, the BBC and (sometimes) Wikipedia, my site is unavailable to anyone trying to access it from the PRC. (See above.)
Why? Who knows. Maybe Hu Jintao didn't think this stuff was as funny as I did. Maybe one of the (apparently) many underaged Chinese gymnasts getting ready for the 2012 Olympics was offended because an older sibling makes a living as a "Mongolian Art Student." (Some of these gymnasts haven't even been born yet. True story.) Or maybe, just maybe, I'm on to something. What, exactly, that something is, I'm not quite sure, but I'll let you know if I figure it out. If you have any ideas of what I'm on to--or, after reading my stories, what I may have been on--let me know. I'll be here.
Unless, of course, you are in the PRC ...
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