BEIJING: Several Google websites have been blocked in China ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, a censorship monitoring service said.

China prevents access to a host of websites including YouTube and Twitter using a system known as the “Great Firewall,” and restrictions are tightened ahead of dates the government considers sensitive.

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