Friends of Falun Gong USA- News/Media Reports

1. Google threatens to leave China after attacks on activists' e-mail 01.13.10: Google said Tuesday that it may pull out of China because of a sophisticated computer network attack originating there and targeting its e-mail service and corporate infrastructure, a threat that could rattle U.S.-China relations, as well as China's business community.
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2. China's lobbying efforts yield new influence, openness on Capitol Hill 01.09.10: Ten years ago, U.S. lawmakers publicly accused the China Ocean Shipping Co. of being a front for espionage and blocked plans to expand its Long Beach, Calif., port terminal over fears that Chinese spies would use it to snoop on the United States.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1655

3. Court Backs Students in TAU Row over Falun Gong Exhibit the University Removed 10.01.09: After more than a year of legal battles, Judge Amiram Benyamini ruled on Wednesday that TAU had "succumbed to pressure from the Chinese Embassy, which funds various activities at the university, and took down the exhibit, violating [the students'] freedom of expression."
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1612

4. Schools Defy Beijing, Remove Web Filter 09.17.09: China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology tried to mandate that all personal computer manufacturers ship Green Dam -- a program created by two Chinese companies -- with computers sold in China beginning in July, saying it would block pornography and other content inappropriate for children. After the requirement was made public by The Wall Street Journal in June, consumers and industry officials pushed back.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1608

5. An Occurrence on Fuyou Street 07.20.09: Ten years ago, on April 25, 1999, while attending a Beijing wedding, I heard a rumor that a large crowd of people had gathered at Zhongnanhai, the Chinese government's compound. I phoned an acquaintance at the South China Morning Post. "Who are they?" I asked. "We think they are called 'Falun Gong,'" he said. "Apparently it's a huge Chinese religious movement, but we don't really know anything about them." Nobody knew much about them, but the scale of the event was shocking: 10,000 Chinese standing silently in the first mass demonstration since Tiananmen. Equally shocking was the party's ferocious crackdown, which came on July 20.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1573

6. China tells Google to end foreign site access 06.20.09: Beijing has ordered Google to stop users of its Chinese-language service accessing overseas websites in the biggest blow to the world’s leading search engine in China since it started operating there four years ago.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1571

7. Top Four Reasons Why "Green Dam Youth Escort" Censorship Software Targets Falun Gong 06.18.09: NEW YORK – Despite a common narrative among many journalists that Falun Gong has largely been "crushed" (a narrative championed by the Chinese Communist Party), the degree to which Falun Gong is targeted by Green Dam demonstrates that the group and its adherents’ resistance remain one of the single biggest concerns of the CCP leadership.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1568

8. China's Commercialization of Censorship 05.02.09: The Chinese authorities continue to be among the world’s most repressive when it comes to press freedom. What may come as a surprise, however, is the growing commercialization of censorship in the country, where the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) is creating a 21st century media model that relies on the market to muzzle free expression.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1562

9. Iranians and Others Outwit Net Censors 04.30.09: The United States government and the Voice of America have financed some circumvention technology efforts. But until now the Falun Gong has devoted the most resources, experts said, erecting a system that allows the largest number of Internet users open, uncensored access.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1561

10. The CBC's Chinese Communist sensibilities 03.17.09: When it comes to covering Falun Gong, both the English and French branches of CBC have adopted a view of the world disturbingly similar to that of the Communist Party of China.
www.fofg.org/news/news_story.php?doc_id=1554