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www.wantchinatimes.com — The United States has asked the Chinese government to provide details of its internet censorship policy in a bid to ensure fair competition in a letter from the US ambassador to WTO, Michael Punke. Many US commercial websites have not been able to enter the country's market due to its selective blocking of content on the internet, often referred to as the "Great Firewall of China."

hosted.ap.org — James Cameron is in China for the premier of his new film, Avatar, and has some words for Beijing: Mr. Hu, tear down this wall! The wall being China's restriction of 20 import films per year. This on the heels of the WTO ruling that Beijing was illegally restricting movie and other media imports.

arstechnica.com — A new paper argues that broad Internet censorship regimes might already be illegal under World Trade Organization rules about free trade. But no government seems eager to take on China at the WTO over the issue.

www.msnbc.msn.com — The WTO has found in favour of the States in a long-standing US-China unfair trade dispute that may see Chinese having more access to American-made media, music and movies.

www.chinalawandbusiness.com — What I had expected was that the Chinese government would fly off the handle, accuse the EU and America of being preposterous and out of line, and deny everything. Or put the blame on someone else. That has been the Chinese way of dealing with negative attention in almost all ways. I was wrong.