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Article

11 Dec 2007

Author:
Sumner Lemon, PCWorld [USA]

Group wants WTO suit filed against China for censorship

The California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) is pushing the U.S. government to test the argument that international trade laws can be used to end Chinese censorship of the Internet. The free-speech group petitioned the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to bring a complaint against China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), arguing that Chinese censorship impedes the ability of U.S. Internet companies to do business in China.