International Law

Does the Green Dam Web Filter Violate WTO Law?

By Stan

After proclaiming several days ago that I was sick and tired of all the news about Beijing’s attempts to have all PC makers pre-install web filter software before making any China sales, I put a moratorium on further China Hearsay posts on the subject. At the time, I promised to address the WTO issue, and although I know that the new rules are sort of on hold, it’s worthwhile to look at the issue anyway.

But first, a special smackdown of a New York Times Op/Ed on Green Dam, presumably written by (it pains me to say this) a misguided lefty ideologue.

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