By Bruce B. Brugmann
The California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC), a free press advocacy group, is testifying before a congressional commission in Washington on Wednesday, June 18, on the Chinese government’s system of internet censorship.
The testimony by Gilbert Kaplan, a free trade
law expert in Washington, is a key part of CFAC’s campaign contesting China’s censorship of many U.S.-based and other western websites that are deemed offensive by Chinese government censors. Here is CFAC’s press release explaining the campaign and the issue:
Continue reading for press release.