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China Blocks U.S. Push on Web Freedom (Update)

This week U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a speech about global Internet freedom, in which she specifically referred to China. The speech was followed by a concerted outreach effort by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, targeting Chinese Internet users on local microblogging sites such as Sina Weibo, as part of a new strategy by the U.S. government to engage citizens in various countrie