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>
>
> ***********
>
> 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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