Author: Gillian Wong
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China’s president offers US possible trade concessions
BEIJING — President Xi Jinping set the stage Tuesday for a possible effort to resolve a worsening clash with Washington over technology and trade by promising to cut auto import taxes, improve intellectual property protection and boost imports. Xi’s pledges at a business conference came as China filed a World Trade Organization challenge over one…
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Political prisoner, Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo dies at age 61
SHENYANG, China — Imprisoned for all the seven years since he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Liu Xiaobo never renounced the pursuit of human rights in China, insisting on living a life of “honesty, responsibility and dignity.” China’s most prominent political prisoner died Thursday of liver cancer at 61. His death — at a…
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China requires PCs to come with anti-porn software
BEIJING – China is requiring personal computers sold in the country to carry software that blocks online pornography and other Web sites, potentially giving one of the world’s most sophisticated censorship regimes even more control over the Internet. The software’s developer said Monday the tool would give parents more oversight by preventing computers from accessing…
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China requires PCs to come with anti-porn software
BEIJING – China is requiring personal computers sold in the country to carry software that blocks online pornography and other Web sites, potentially giving one of the world’s most sophisticated censorship regimes even more control over the Internet. The software’s developer said Monday the tool would give parents more oversight by preventing computers from accessing…