2010-01-25 18:53:36

Google, China and Freedom of Information


(25 Jan 10 - RV) China widened its attack today against U.S. criticisms of Internet censorship.


The world's biggest search engine provider, Google threatened to shut down its Chinese site after a severe hacking attack from within China on the private accounts of Chinese pro democracy activists.


Observers say the dispute could narrow room for Beijing and Washington to focus on other disputes such as trade, currency, U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan and human rights.


Editor of AsiaNews agency, PIME missionary Fr Bernardo Cervellera says however that the question of Internet freedom is directly connected to the issue of human rights: RealAudioMP3








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