Chinese authorities block HBO website following John Oliver's critical segment

Chinese authorities have blocked HBO’s website in China following a segment on the “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” program, which criticised Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The 20-minute segment, which aired during the June 17 episode of the US comedy program, focused on Xi Jinping and the Chinese government and included mentions of the Belt and Road initiative, the Social Credit Score and online censorship.  
In the segment, Oliver criticised Xi for banning r