You see... China (govt) in the past years has done some occasionally crack-downs on piracy even though they generally dgaf, but this time specifically The Interview (movie) has been released online, and to be buddy-buddy with North Korea they will crack down on anyone hosting that shit... like most of the Chinese PT sites. A couple smaller sites are still open but many are lying low to avoid this. (super synopsis/summary TL;DR, I do not know the whole truth. aka. don't quote me.)
Again, we/I/.. don't know the whole truth but all of these sites having maintenance suddenly at the same time, right after the Chinese govt just got back from official talks with North Korea about the movie The Interview and it's illegal distribution along with Chinese subs, doesn't seem to be a coincidence. The govt is on "high" alert and until they chill out, the sites are gonna lie low.
The sites'll probably be fine though, I think. I mean, Chinese sites have gotten cracked down before, but I don't think the govt is super keen on cracking them down, because a) If they were, why has TTG/CHD ben alive all these years? b) They are humans too, many of them probably also own seedboxes and download shit c) Who gives a crap about people watching shit for free???...... Unless you're being sponsored by cinemas and etc... Could be, but ehhh- I think the sites will turn out alright.
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