China's Censorship of the Internet and Social Media: The Human Toll and Trade Impact
Congressional-Executive Commission on Ch
Synopsis "China's Censorship of the Internet and Social Media: The Human Toll and Trade Impact"
As recent events have shown, the issue of Internet censorship has only grown in terms of importance and magnitude, and I thank the Congressional-Executive Commission on China's staff for organizing a hearing on this pressing issue and for the tremendous scholarly work they have done not only in presenting our annual report, which is filled with facts and information that is actionable, but for the ongoing work that they do to monitor the gross abuses of human rights in China. As the Congressional-Executive Commission on China's report demonstrates, China's leadership has grown more assertive in its violation of rights, disregarding the very laws and international standards that they claim to uphold while tightening their grip on Chinese society.