Lucie Morillon
Lucie Morillon
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This probably would not have been possible without the cooperation of Yahoo.
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Most authoritarian regimes try to control what their citizens read and do online, but China is far and away the world champion.
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We also need western media to ask for their release, to show the problem from an international point of view. It's not Iraqis who were abducted, not Americans, but neutral journalists eager to tell the truth.
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We called on them to remove their email servers from China, because it is the only way to avoid taking part in the current crackdown against journalists and democrats.
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It's definitely an improvement. They're beginning to ponder their involvement in China. We began to write these companies in 2002, and they didn't take us seriously then. We want to discuss it and find the best solution.
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We have so many cyber-dissidents in jail that we are trying to get out of there, and knowing that some of them are in jail with the help of Western companies is really frustrating. It's one thing to want to make money, to make profits. It's quite another one to become a weapon in the hands of the Chinese authorities.
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We don't have anything against American companies doing business in China. But it should not be at the expense of press freedom. This new deal will probably bring money to Microsoft. But I hope it's not at the expense of human rights, and that they do not make too many concessions to the Chinese authorities.
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We are definitely intrigued by the circumstances in which the attack occurred.
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Our first reaction is to be appalled at Yahoo helping to give information that puts dissidents in jail.
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People kind of wonder what's going to happen during the summit, especially for journalists who would try to cover freely what's going on there.
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Cisco Systems has marketed equipment specifically designed to make it easier for the Chinese police to carry out surveillance of electronic communications. Cisco is also suspected of giving Chinese engineers training in how to use its products to censor the Internet.