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Original publisher: Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2006. LC Number: KF27 .I549143 2006b OCLC Number: (OCoLC)70690479 Subject: Internet -- Political aspects -- China. Excerpt: ... 9 to note the ground-breaking work that the commission's staff has done on the China Internet issue during the past 4 years. They have assembled an unparalleled data base of English-language re-sources, including human rights reporting and translations of ap-plicable Chinese laws and regulations which are available on the front page of the commission Web site, which is cecc.gov. I com-mend these materials to the attention of my colleagues and mem-bers of the public who are interested in an understanding of these issues. As highlighted in the commission's annual report, Chinese citi-zens face increased government regulation of the Internet, and as we all know, censorship is seldom helpful to any society. We live in an era in which the advancement of human understanding and the growth of the global economy cannot operate effectively without the broadest possible dissemination of knowledge. Ultimately, the Chinese Government may not be able to stem the tide of informa-tion unleashed by new technologies and by the growing expecta-tions and sophistication of its own public, but in the meantime, the situation of freedom of expression in China remains problematic. This may be a particularly awkward week for the United States to raise human rights concerns about another country, given the UN draft report on Guantanamo as well as the continued ramifica-tion of instances at Abu Ghraib, but, nonetheless, there are issues in United States-China relations that cannot be ducked, particu-larly when they involve the responsibilities of U.S. corporations. During the past year, the Chinese Communist Party has im-proved its ability to silence and control political discussion on the Internet. Public security authorities have detained and imprisoned dozens of journ
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The Internet in China: a tool for freedom or suppression?: joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights
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