These “netizens” surmount the firewall by way of proxy servers or virtual private networks (VPNs) that allow them to browse the Web as if they were outside of China. Earlier this month, Chinese twitterati helped get the GFW onto the list of Twitter’s top ten “trending topics” (or most tweeted terms) – an impressive feat given that Twitter is supposed to be inaccessible in China.
这些“网民”借助代理服务器或虚拟专用网络越过防火墙，这些工具让他们像在国外一样浏览互联网。本月初，中国的推特精英合力让防火长城登上了推特十大“热门话题”（或被提到最多的词汇）排行 —— 因为推特在中国应该无法登入，因此这样一种举动令人印象深刻。