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In a House subcommittee hearing for global human rights, Rep. Tom Lantos accuses four major U.S. technology companies of "complete compliance" with Chinese repression of civil rights and political dissent. Their actions are, he says, "a disgrace."
Taking heat over censorship in China
Rep. Christopher Smith chairs the House of Representatives\r\nSubcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International\r\nOperations. At a hearing in Washington, he reads a pointed indictment of\r\nCisco Systems, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. Smith says the tech\r\ncompanies aid repression by the Chinese government.\r\n
Microsoft and censoring blogs in China
Jack Krumholtz, Microsoft's associate general counsel and managing director of federal government affairs, talks about blog censorship on MSN.
Senators weigh China's new laws on Web censorship
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh and Kara Tsuboi discuss the latest Senate hearing on American tech companies doing business in China. Representatives from Cisco, Yahoo, and Google come under fire for abiding by the laws of the Internet-restricting country.
Google on operating inside China
Elliot Schrage, Google's vice president for corporate communications and public affairs, talks about the company's competitive situation in China. He then hears subcommittee head Rep. James Leach, R-Iowa, accuse Google of becoming a Chinese government functionary.
Yahoo takes pragmatic approach in China
At PC Forum in Scottsdale, Ariz., Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang talks to Internet guru Esther Dyson about how his company deals with government censorship and other challenges in the Chinese market.
Reflections from Cokie Roberts
During a visit to CNET Networks Monday, radio and TV correspondent Cokie Roberts sits down with CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi to discuss Robert's new book, Ladies of Liberty, and other topics. Hear why Google got a mention in the acknowledgments section, her thoughts on bloggers vs. cable news, and why you should print out your family e-mails.
Hearing: CNET reporter as target
Rep. Ed Whitefield (R-Ky.) asked one investigator if he was the man who got records of all phone calls made by CNET News.com reporter Dawn Kawamoto. Then the committee chairman interrupted to show his displeasure. Watch a portion of the subcommittee hearing in Washington.
Cisco: Did Cisco help China spy on Internet?
At Wednesday's hearing in Washington, Cisco Systems Vice President and General Counsel Mark Chandler says Internet systems all have built-in filtering capability, and that it's controlled by the service providers.
Fighting Yahoo's China Policies
Reporters Without Borders challenges Yahoo execs at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters on Monday. The issue: data Yahoo released to police in China. The activists brought with them video filmed in Beijing of Mo Shaoping, a lawyer for the dissidents, and of the unnamed brother of a Yahoo Mail user sent to prison based on information given the Chinese government by Yahoo, according to Reporters Without Borders.
