Some speculation as to why they're targeting Github: - the Chinese gov't is trying to identify users/developers of train-ticket-purchasing bots [1] - they are

Some speculation as to why they're targeting Github: - the Chinese gov't is trying to identify users/developers of train-ticket-purchasing bots [1] - they are is interested in capturing some intellectual property contained in private repos - it's just an exercise to watch & learn how computer-literate users circumvent a MITM attack Given the recent Github blockade, I'd go with the first. [1] http://www.techinasia.com/github-blocked-china/ http://www.techinasia.com/github-blocked-china/