A portal to China is closing, at least temporarily, and researchers are nervous | South China Morning Post

"CNKI, a portal for Chinese academic papers, will restrict foreign access to some databases starting April 1, for security concerns It is unclear when access might be resumed, leading some scholars to fear the suspension might become permanent.... China’s top internet portal for academic papers will suspend foreign access to some databases starting next week, sparking concerns among scholars that they will lose not only an important resource for understanding China but also a useful guardrail to reduce misunderstanding between China and the West. This week, research institutions around the world – including the University of California, San Diego, Kyoto University and the Berlin State Library – notified affiliates that they would indefinitely lose access to up to four databases provided by the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) platform starting on April 1....   For academics studying China, CNKI is an invaluable resource, particularly with the current uncertainty surrounding visits to China for field research.... Over 95 per cent of Chinese academic papers that are formally published are available on CNKI, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation, China’s antitrust watchdog, when it conducted a separate review of the platform’s practices...."