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Published: Sunday February 26, 2012 MYT 5:52:00 PM

Unblocked, Chinese flock to Obama web page

BEIJING (AP): Chinese are flooding a web page of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign on Google's social media service with comments, after China seemingly lifted long-standing blocks.

The comments began trickling in early last week when Chinese Internet surfers noticed that Google's Plus service was widely accessible and have become a torrent in the last few days.

Most of the comments seem purely for fun, though many are overtly political. Some urge the U.S. to come liberate China.

Others call for the release of dissidents. Some ask for green cards.

The Internet offers the liveliest platform for communication in China, but the government routinely blocks overseas sites deemed subversive and social media services like Facebook and Twitter.