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Hearing to examine Google, China and the Internet
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02/02/10 11:10 AM ET
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) will hold a hearing next week to examine China's Internet policy in light of recent cyber attacks aimed at Google and human rights activists.
Dorgan chairs the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, which monitors human rights and the development of commercial law in China. The hearing, to be held Wed., Feb. 10, will also address free expression and intellectual property protection.
Internet freedom has drawn renewed attention in past weeks after Google reported being the victim of wide-spread cyber attacks allegedly originating from the country. Google received support from the Obama administration for threatening to leave China if its government does not ease Internet censorship restrictions.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton last month outlined a strategy for working with restrictive regimes to ensure free speech online. The State Department will fund projects that help Internet users circumvent government firewalls and get access to the unfiltered Web.
The incident also underscored the need for more robust cyber security measures, which some members of Congress, including Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) have pledged to address.
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China consists of nine Senators, nine House members and five senior administration officials. A full list of members can be found here. A witness list has not yet been released.
Dorgan chairs the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, which monitors human rights and the development of commercial law in China. The hearing, to be held Wed., Feb. 10, will also address free expression and intellectual property protection.
Internet freedom has drawn renewed attention in past weeks after Google reported being the victim of wide-spread cyber attacks allegedly originating from the country. Google received support from the Obama administration for threatening to leave China if its government does not ease Internet censorship restrictions.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton last month outlined a strategy for working with restrictive regimes to ensure free speech online. The State Department will fund projects that help Internet users circumvent government firewalls and get access to the unfiltered Web.
The incident also underscored the need for more robust cyber security measures, which some members of Congress, including Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) have pledged to address.
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China consists of nine Senators, nine House members and five senior administration officials. A full list of members can be found here. A witness list has not yet been released.
The hearing will be held at 2:30 p.m. in Dirksen room 628.
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