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Published 06/26/2009 by Reuters: Internet News

U.S. pressing China "Green Dam" concern on all fronts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States still hopes it can persuade China to abandon, or at least delay, its plan to require controversial filtering software on new computers, despite growing trade friction over the issue, a U.S. trade official said on Thursday.

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