China starts asking new cellphone users for ID

The Chinese government started to implement a long-discussed measure that requires cellphone subscribers to register their identities when setting up an account, prompting concerns over privacy in the world’s largest mobile market. The Wall Street Journal September 1, 2010 By Loretta Chao BEIJING—The measure went into effect Wednesday, with customer service representatives at mobile operators [...]

FAC’s challenge to China’s Internet censorship weighed by US Trade Rep

Top US trade representative Ron Kirk says U.S. trade officials are in talks with Google and other Internet providers on FAC’s proposal to challenge China’s Internet censorship via the World Trade Organization (WTO). dh U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case (Related News: Q+A: Is there a WTO case against Chinese Internet censorship?) (Reuters) – The [...]

Obama administration weighs FAC proposal to challenge China’s internet censorship in WTO

FAC Executive Director Peter Scheer describes the administration’s interest as “an important step,” and details FAC’s position on the issue:”We believe that China’s censorship of the internet is not only a human rights issue but also a free trade issue. “That’s why FAC petitioned the US Trade Representative to challenge the firewall before the WTO. [...]

Make no mistake, China’s censorship of the internet is a crime against liberty on a mass scale. Still, American firms can’t just steer clear of the world’s biggest market. What to do?

Make no mistake, China’s censorship of the internet is a crime against liberty on a mass scale. Still, American firms can’t just steer clear of the world’s biggest market. What to do? By Peter Scheer A milestone of sorts was passed in the first quarter of this year when China blew past the United States [...]