Gmail returned to China

The outage Gmail in China, which began on Christmas Day, appears to have ended today, reports the FT.

The Chinese government's crackdown on Google services began in the summer before the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests . However, Gmail was accessible via , POP , IMAP and SMTP until the latest restrictions .

Today , Gmail appears to be accessible again through these services . Usage statistics have slowly started to increase again , according to Report Google's Transparency , which tracks traffic on its services .