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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (13) Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared UPDATE 1-US jet lands when religious item mistaken as bomb 10:41am EST Seaport, banks reopening in quake-hit Haiti | Video 2:34pm EST Russia says to start Iran nuclear plant in 2010 7:53am EST Obama threatens fight with banks over new risk rules | Video 3:40pm EST Salt reduction could save 92,000 lives a year 9:56am EST Salt reduction could save 92,000 lives a year 9:56am EST UPDATE 1-US jet lands when religious item mistaken as bomb 10:41am EST Landmark Supreme Court ruling allows corporate political cash 2:42pm EST Study links thyroid disease to non-stick chemicals 12:15am EST Banksy's "Exit" to premiere at Sundance 3:13am EST Google vs China Google faces China questions Investors seek insight into Google's disagreement with China that has cast doubt on its future in the world's largest Internet market. Full Article Google tests loyalties of China's wired generation Google attack puts spotlight on China's "red" hackers Focus on China cyberwar fears What happens next in Google standoff with China? Timeline: Google's rocky road into China Clinton urges Internet freedom, condemns cyber attacks Paul Eckert and Ben Blanchard Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:54pm EST Factboxes Factbox: Google's footprint in China 12:48pm EST Factbox: Google complaints add to list of Sino-U.S. disputes 2:54pm EST Related News U.S., China to have more talks on cyberattacks 12:33pm EST Highlights of Clinton speech on Internet freedom 12:33pm EST WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called for an unfettered worldwide Internet and urged global condemnation of those who conduct cyber attacks, as China sought to contain tension with the United States over the hacking and censorship of Google. Barack Obama | Technology | China | Natural Disasters "A new information curtain is descending across much of the world," she said, calling growing Internet curbs the modern equivalent of the Berlin Wall. "We stand for a single Internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and ideas," said Clinton in a major address that cited China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt among countries that censored the Internet or harassed bloggers. Countries that built electronic barriers to parts of the Internet or filtered search engine results contravened the U.N.'s Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which guarantees freedom of information, she said. Addressing concerns about cyber spying in China that have prompted Google Inc. to threaten to quit that market, Clinton said "countries or individuals that engage in cyber attacks should face consequences and international condemnation." "In an interconnected world, an attack on one nation's networks can be an attack on all," Clinton said. "We look to Chinese authorities to conduct a thorough investigation of the cyber intrusions that led Google to make this announcement," she said. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell told reporters Washington had discussed the Google case with China several times from "working levels to very senior levels." CHINA PLAYS DOWN ROW In Beijing, comments by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei on Thursday appeared to be part of an effort to play down disputes and avoid further straining ties with Washington that are already troubled by quarrels over trade, Taiwan and human rights. "The Google incident should not be linked to bilateral relations, otherwise that would be over-interpreting it," the official Xinhua news agency quoted He as telling Chinese reporters. He seemed to be seeking to limit potential fallout from the Google dispute, which could compound tensions with Washington as Congress heads into an election year and U.S. criticism of Chinese trade practices escalates. Google, the world's top search engine, said it may shut its Chinese-language Google.cn website and offices in China after a cyber attack originating from China that also targeted others. Google said it no longer wanted to censor its Chinese Google.cn site and wanted to talk with Beijing about offering a legal, unfiltered Chinese site. Searches for sensitive topics on Google.cn are still largely being censored. Many in China see Google's ultimatum as a business tactic because its market share trails the popular Chinese search site Baidu, which is strictly censored. Despite extensive public debate of the Google issue in China, hacking has been rarely mentioned in official media. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are blocked in China. A MIXED BLESSING Leslie Harris, head of the Center for Democracy & Technology, called Clinton's speech a key first step in bold actions the United States must take "to ensure that the global Internet remains a powerful force for democracy and human rights." Clinton noted that text messages had helped rescuers in Haiti find a young girl and two women trapped in a supermarket after the earthquake and the U.S. text "HAITI" campaign that had raised more than $25 million from mobile phone users. But she warned that Internet technologies were a mixed blessing because along with the benefits of spreading knowledge and empowering citizens, the web is used by al Qaeda to spread hatred and by authoritarian states to crush dissent. "The same networks that help organize movements for freedom also enable al Qaeda to spew hatred and incite violence against the innocent," she said. "And technologies with the potential to open up access to government and promote transparency can also be hijacked by governments to crush dissent and deny human rights," said Clinton. China, Tunisia and Uzbekistan had stepped up censorship of the Internet, while Vietnam had cut access to popular social networking sites and Egypt had detained 30 bloggers and political activists, she said. Saudi Arabia, China and Vietnam had also blocked Internet access to religious information or silenced people of faith, Clinton added. The United States recognized limits to freedom of speech and the need to combat use of the Internet to spread hate speech, recruit terrorists or distribute stolen intellectual property. "But these challenges must not become an excuse for governments to systematically violate the rights and privacy of those who use the Internet for peaceful political purposes," she said. The United States was reinvigorating its Global Internet Freedom Task Force, Clinton said. She urged U.S. private firms to look beyond profits to play a "proactive role in challenging foreign governments' demands for censorship and surveillance." The group Human Rights First called Clinton's speech "a major turning point for promoting freedom of expression," and said it hoped the Obama administration would back Internet firms. "Companies need the support of their governments to fight the repressive censorship and surveillance practices that threaten Internet freedom across the globe," it said. (Additional reporting by Susan Cornwell, Arshad Mohammed and John Poirier; Chris Buckley, Lucy Hornby and Huang Yan in BEIJING and Argin Chang in TAIPEI; Writing by Paul Eckert; Editing by Philip Barbara) Barack Obama Technology China Natural Disasters Comments See All Comments (13) | Post Comment Jan 21, 2010 Surely, the issue is not any weakness on Google’s market share in China, but the hacking into their operations. China, as epicentre of espionage and commercial piracy, can join its ally Pakistan, the latter being an epicentre of terrosism. penspen Report As Abusive Jan 21, 2010 Commies make me barf leggiojeff Report As Abusive Jan 21, 2010 Search for “Operation Aurora” and find out how extensive the attack really was. It didn’t affect only Google, but over 30 American companies, in tech, defense, aviation, etc. It’s still unknown how much source code was obtained by the attackers. What Google is doing is essentially taking one for the team, and whatever happens, they should be praised for taking a hard line with a country that quite obviously wants to have its cake and eat it too. The Chinese government thinks that it can manipulate reality by choking the perception of it. Nobody can know when this approach will fail, but everyone knows it will. afpjr Report As Abusive Jan 21, 2010 Dear friends from around the world,as a proverb goes-seeing is believing.And I think you have your own thoughts.So,think by yourself. pkuwu Report As Abusive Jan 21, 2010 China needs to understand that every single day, the crowd of Americans, ready to pay higher prices to be rid of Chinese poison and manipulation, grows larger. THeRmoNukE Report As Abusive Jan 21, 2010 If Google can’t take the heat then get out of the kitchen. It’s absurd to believe that they didn’t understand the risk of doing business in China. But the $$$ was good! It’s time for Google to step down off the pedestal where most Americans have put them. Wake up people of the supposedly developed countries. Alexman Report As Abusive Jan 21, 2010 China does not want Google to be a tool of the US Government, however they were quite fine with using Censorship of Google as a tool against their own populace. China, you forget your manipulation tactics don’t work quite as well against a Society based upon the Freedom of Information. Romba Report As Abusive Jan 21, 2010 I am so pleased and proud of the global citizenship shown by Google that I will support them in any way I can, including economically. I am so angry at China for the way they treat their people, especially those who are not Han Chinese, and those who exercise their right to free speech, I will personaly boycott Chinese products(goodbye Walmart!). We each have free speech because our brains have the capacity for thought and language. China is quaking in fear that its citizens will realize this. That is the reason their actions are so harsh. Governments can’t give or take away freedom of speech, they can just punish expression that comes to their attention. Consider this: China needs Google more than Google needs China. Fillybuster Report As Abusive Jan 21, 2010 Alibaba! What a name for a commercial enterprise! 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