IP: Asia updates: Chinese Net-censorship, Malaysian crackdown

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

>Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 23:39:49 -0400
>To: politech@politechbot.com
>From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
>
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>
>Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:17:04 +0800
>From: John Tanner <tanner@telecomasia.net>
>To: declan@well.com
>Subject: Net censorship news from Asia, part 852
>
>Hi Declan,
>
>Some more Net censorship updates from Asia for Politech, again
>originating from China and Malaysia:
>
>Item 1: A Chinese dissident who was convicted in December 2000 for
>allegedly advocating the downfall of the communist party on the Net has
>lost his appeal.
>
>http://english.hk.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/technology/afp/article.html?s=hke/headlines/010523/technology/afp/Chinese_court_turns_down_Internet_dissident_s_appeal__rights_center.html
>
>Item 2: In a weird double-twist, a Chinese man has been arrested for for
>posting posting anti-American (not anti-CCP) essays written by his
>father on a Web site.
>
>http://english.hk.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/technology/afp/article.html?s=hke/headlines/010523/technology/afp/China_detains_son_of_anti-American_writer_over_Internet_posting.html
>
>It's worth adding that this is the kind of Net censorship we're seeing
>from China these days -- it's not about keeping people from accessing
>Western news media or porn sites, although the government's official
>line discourages both, and police stage the occasional crackdown on
>cybercafes to make their feelings known. But, according to a number of
>users and analysts I've spoken with over the last couple of months, with
>Net usage on the rise and less incentive for users to seek out overseas
>Web sites because of the spectacular growth of Chinese-language portals
>and content at home, the Chinese government is worried more about what
>domestic users are posting on forums and  Web sites than what they're
>downloading from CNN.com.
>
>Item 3: Malaysian on-line news portal Malaysiakini.com has been given a
>stern warning by a junior minister that the government will take action
>against it if the portal's reports cause racial tension and undermine
>national security.
>
>The official state-sanctioned story:
>http://www.bernama.com/general/ge2305_13.htm
>
>An AFP report:
>http://english.hk.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/technology/afp/article.html?s=hke/headlines/010523/technology/afp/Malaysia_tells_Internet_newspaper_not_to_endanger_security.html
>
>Okay. Hope this is useful.
>
>Regards,
>
>John Tanner
>Global Technology Editor
>Telecom Asia/Wireless Asia
>Advanstar Telecoms Group
>Tel: +852 2589 1328
>Fax: +852 2559 7002
>Email: tanner@telecomasia.net
>URL: www.telecomasia.net



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