China Indefinitely Postpones A Gov't Mandate Requiring Content-Filtering Software for All Computers Produced and Sold in China
06/30/09 09:02 PM Filed in: China
On June 30, 2009, China state media announced that
it would indefinitely postpone a mandate that would
require all computers produced and sold in China to
come pre-installed with a specific
content-filtering software known as “Green
Dam-Youth Escort.” The Green Dam mandate was due to
take effect on July 1, 2009.
On June 24, 2009, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and the U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk sent a joint letter to their counterparts in China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) urging China to revoke the proposed Green Dam rule (Circular 226).
More information on this issue can be found on CNN.com here or on the New York Times’ website here.
On June 24, 2009, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and the U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk sent a joint letter to their counterparts in China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) urging China to revoke the proposed Green Dam rule (Circular 226).
More information on this issue can be found on CNN.com here or on the New York Times’ website here.