Report from U.S. Congress Briefing on Human Rights and the

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The Congressional Human Rights Caucus held a briefing (not a formal hearing) on Wednesday about human rights issues and the Internet in China. The Reuters article: Lawmakers slam U.S. firms aiding China cyber-cops, provides a look at what was said at the briefing. "Companies that have blossomed and make billions in this country, a country that reveres freedom of speech, have chosen to ignore that core value in expanding their reach overseas, and to erect a Great Firewall to suit Beijing's purposes," Rep. Tom Lantos, a California Democrat, told the caucus...Rep. Tim Ryan, an Ohio Democrat, said the companies were...
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