...less than 30 days after Eutelsat began beaming NTDTV's broadcasts into China and the rest of Asia, Eutelsat responded favorably to a letter from Chinese authorities demanding that they cease carrying the transmissions...[Eutelsat] issued a statement saying: "Our company is not subject to political or ideological pressure and...we operate according to pure commercial and business rationale."...The controversy has now become an international dispute over human rights and freedom of the press. [also refers to ChinaSatCom, New Skies Satellites, ADTH]