Google vs. China: Net censorship, 'information imperialism'

22.01.2010

Both the American people and nations that censor the Internet should understand that our government is committed to helping promote Internet freedom... We want to put these tools in the hands of people who will use them to advance democracy and human rights, to fight climate change and epidemics.

Needless to say, that on the other side of the planet.

Per :

In a , Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said the United States should "cease using so-called Internet freedom to make groundless accusations against China. The US has criticised China's policies to administer the internet, and insinuated that China restricts internet freedom. This runs contrary to the facts and is harmful to China-US relations. We urge the United States to respect the facts....China's Internet is open."

And by "open," they mean open to all right-minded citizens who have never typed the words "Falun Gong," "Dalai Lama," or "" into their search engines. Otherwise, it's not so open -- more like open just a crack in a room without electricity.