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+-   China wants US-owned hotels to filter Internet-> on Sunday May 04 2008, @09:21PM jp_papin

Submitted by jp_papin on Sunday May 04 2008, @09:21PM
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jp_papin writes "The Chinese government is demanding that US-owned hotels there filter Internet service during the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing, US Senator Sam Brownback has alleged. The Chinese government is requiring US-owned hotels to install Internet filters to "monitor and restrict information coming in and out of China," Brownback said Thursday. "This is an insult to the spirit of the games and an affront to American businesses," he said. "I call on China to immediately rescind this demand." US State Department spokesman Tom Casey said he wasn't aware of those specific requests from the Chinese government, but Brownback said he got the information on Internet filtering from "two different reliable but confidential sources." The State Department is apparently continuing dialog with China about freedom of expression."
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