<s>
Gitee	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
forge	B-Protocol
that	O
allows	O
software	O
version	B-Architecture
control	I-Architecture
using	O
Git	B-Application
and	O
is	O
intended	O
primarily	O
for	O
the	O
hosting	O
of	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gitee	B-Application
claims	O
to	O
have	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
million	O
repositories	B-General_Concept
and	O
5	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gitee	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Industry	O
and	O
Information	O
Technology	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	O
government	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
"	O
independent	O
,	O
open-source	B-License
code	O
hosting	O
platform	O
for	O
China.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Gitee	B-Application
announced	O
all	O
code	O
will	O
be	O
manually	O
reviewed	O
before	O
public	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gitee	B-Application
did	O
not	O
specify	O
a	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
change	O
,	O
though	O
there	O
was	O
widespread	O
speculation	O
it	O
was	O
ordered	O
by	O
the	O
Chinese	O
government	O
amid	O
increasing	O
online	O
censorship	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
