LinkedIn service resumes in China

February 26, 2011, Last updated at 03: 52 GMT LinkedIn believes it is now available again in China Business networking site LinkedIn says access to its services seems to have been restored in China, the day after it was blocked.

"We will continue to monitor the situation," said a spokesperson for the U.S. to the site.

Shortly before the site went offline on Friday, a user set up a forum to discuss the idea of a "revolution" Jasmine "in China.

The phrase was used to describe the popular revolts in the Middle East.

News agency Agence France-Presse says that one of its journalists in Beijing was able to access the site LinkedIn on Saturday.

Last weekend, a number of demonstrations pro-democracy has performed throughout China, with police, making it a handful of arrests.

Thought that the protests were organized in response to calls made on Boxun.com, whose access is prohibited in the mainland China.

Shortly after, a LinkedIn user named Jasmine J created a group called Jasmine Voice.

In a posting, wrote: "OMG, some fighters for democracy really did do something here after the triumph of Egypt".

' Jasmine ' blocked

China already has a strict control over what the public can view online, with many websites blocked and politically sensitive issues. Access to Facebook and Twitter is statute-barred.

But LinkedIn, which is used by a relatively small number of professionals, is accessible via the server within internet within China.

However there seem to be that the authorities have increased the level of filter in response to the wave of popular uprisings in the Middle East.

Searches for the word "Jasmine" now I'm stuck on the most popular website in the country, Sina.com.

Internet users within the country has reported that some sites were also block information on Jon Huntsman, Ambassador of the United States in Beijing.

Mr. Huntsman was seen rallies to attend one of last weekend's pro-democracy.

Campaign group reporters without borders criticized the escalation in China NET censorship, accusing the authorities try to eradicate all forms of freedom of expression ".