Great Firewall father speaks out
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Fang Binxing [File photo] |
1960 Born in Harbin, capital of Helongjiang Province in northeastern China
1977 One of 273,000 students out of 5.7 million candidates nationwide to attend university after Deng Xiaoping gives the nod to resumption of university entrance examinations
1978-1989 Earns bachelor's, master's and PhD degrees of computer science at the Harbin Institute of Technology
1984-1999 Teaches at Harbin Institute of Technology
1999 Starts work at National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/ Coordination Center of China as deputy chief engineer
2000-2007 Appointed chief engineer and director of the center
2001 Awarded special allowance by the State Council
2001 Earns "advanced individual" award from Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Publicity, Organization Department of Central Committee of Communist Party of China, Commission of Politics and Law of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Ministry of Civil Affairs and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
2005 Selected as academician at Chinese Academy of Engineering
2006 Wins "excellent worker of science and technology innovation of information industry" award from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
2007 Works as information security special advisor to Ministry of Public Security
2007 Works as distinguished professor at National University of Defense Technology
December 2007 Appointed dean of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
