Fw: China Wants US-Owned Hotels to Censor Internet

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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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