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Published 07/03/2009 by Space Daily

China says Web censor plan to proceed despite delay: report

Chinese authorities insisted an Internet filtering programme will go ahead despite a last-minute decision this week to postpone making it mandatory on new PCs, state media said Thursday.

Just hours before the July 1 deadline, the government indefinitely...

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