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U.N. summit votes to support secret Chinese proposal on Internet Control

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A United Nations summit has adopted confidential recommendations proposed by China that will help network providers target BitTorrent uploaders, detect trading of copyrighted MP3 files, and, critics say, accelerate Internet...

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Tech-Web

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5 months 2 weeks ago

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China cuts off internet access in bid to exert control

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Chinese users found themselves unable to connect to all foreign websites, while users in Hong Kong and the US reported in turn that they could not access Chinese sites. Users...

China tightens control of social networks, demands real names on Beijing microblogs

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Beijing authorities on Friday ordered Internet microblogs to require users to register with their real names, a tightening of rules aimed at controlling China’s rapidly growing social networks. An announcement...

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Tech-Web

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1 year 5 months ago

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Is China practising what it preaches on protectionism?

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On the tenth anniversary of China's entry into the WTO, there appears to be a role reversal. It is China who is lecturing the world against trade protectionism, instead of...

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China News

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1 year 7 months ago

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The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) urges Chinese police use microblogs to dispel rumors

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More Chinese police should use microblogs to give the public "correct" facts and release authorized information to dispel misunderstandings, MPS said on Monday, in a new effort to counter critics...

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General

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1 year 8 months ago

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Uk riots lead to rethink of Internet freedom

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"Media in the US and Britain used to criticize developing countries for curbing freedom of speech. Britain’s new attitude will help appease the quarrels between East and West over the...

5 Myths About the Chinese Communist Party

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The title pretty much sums it all up. The five myths are: * “China Is Communist in Name Only.” * “The Party Controls All Aspects of Life in China.” *...

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China News

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2 years 4 months ago

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China Imposes New Internet Controls

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China’s government censors have taken fresh aim at the Internet, rolling out new measures that limit ordinary citizens’ ability to set up personal Web sites and to view hundreds of...

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China News

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3 years 5 months ago

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Beijing propaganda chief hatches plan to combat age of internet news

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China’s propaganda mandarins are experimenting with a new policy to manage their message in the age of the internet: reporting the news as it happens. This marks an important shift...

Reporter's suit challenges China's media controls

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A Chinese reporter whose weekly publication was closed for three months after she wrote an article that criticized one of China's largest banks has sued the government, her lawyer said...

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