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Google Chairman Voices Concerns Over New Chinese Internet Regulations

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Google Chairman Eric Schmidt says China needs to allow greater online freedoms if it wants to continue to grow its economy. During a visit to Hong Kong Monday, Schmidt voiced concerns over new Chinese efforts to control online speech, including its 500 repost rule, which could mean a prison sentence for authors of messages deemed defamatory by the government. He said freedom of speech will help the mainland avoid falling into the so-called “middle-income trap” of countries that are ...

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