Hillary Clinton throws gauntlet down to China over censorship

he US today threw down the gauntlet to China over its internet censorship of its citizens in a hard-hitting speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

She urged China to investigate cyber attacks that led Google to threaten to pull out of the country - and challenged Beijing to publish its findings.

"Countries that restrict free access to information or violate the basic rights of internet users risk walling themselves off from the progress of the next century," she said, adding that the US and China "have different views on this issue, and we intend to address those differences candidly and consistently".

Read more >> | The Times Online

See also >> | Update on Google/China-ology

Labels: China, Google, Hillary Clinton, United States

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