I believe it, when they do it. Rumours had it in 2006, 2008, for the expo 2010 and then there was an "ominous law" prohibiting Skype on Jan 15, 2011. That being said, my wife is just using it right now
Moreover, Skype's teamed up with a chinese company and skype voice/im is not 'safe' anyway.
Originally Posted by
mosburger
The next "target" might be Skype. I've heard several times that the government is planning to block it in the more or less near future to make local users switch to Chinese competitors. Not just for control but also to help their business both in China and internationally.