The #China National Knowledge Infrastructure (#CNKI) "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."
scmp.com/news/china/article/3214808/portal-china-closing-least-temporarily-and-researchers-are-nervous

"Over 95% of Chinese academic papers that are formally published are available on CNKI."

Important note: #CNKI has to temporarily suspend access to 4 #databases as of April 1: Theses and Dissertations, Conference Proceedings, National population census of China and Statistical Yearbooks. #CAJ etc. are currently not affected. More here: http://sbb.berlin/zwrkvh

China’s market watchdog has slapped the country’s top academic research platform, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, or #CNKI, with a 87.6 million yuan ($12.5 million) fine in yet another high-profile antitrust clampdown.

The State Administration for Market Regulation said Monday that the academic database was being punished for selling its services at “unfairly high” prices and “harming the market development and normal academic communication”

https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1011991/China%E2%80%99s%20Top%20Academic%20Database%20Fined%20$12%20Million%20for%20Monopoly