Breaking the Firewall

In Beijing, President Obama challenged China's government to allow unfettered access to the Internet. Chief White House correspondent Chip Reid reports.

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[VictoryCough]

What about Canada or the UK? We are constantly trying to limit freedom of speech and thought in this country! Yet we preach to the chinese? This admin. is trying to keep it a secret that we are trying to censor the internet, and under the guise of protecting children.

He is getting way too involved in the affairs of other nations. More than any other admin., they have used threats against other nations.

[atruevoice]

One day China will have the internet too. Until then, they can just deal with their nannynet.

[t5e2]

@VictoryCough cuz if he doesn't no one will. maybe usa shoun't get involved with other nations' affair, like hunger famine, or human rights abuse, F them, usa shouldn't be a leader and speak up about it?

[atruevoice]

@KarlCarlos1 Why have you come to that conclusion?

[KarlCarlos1]

@Barrackobama1000 lol @ you 50 center, but I agree w your government. You gongfei people are inferior and dont deserve freedom or democracy

[atruevoice]

The US along with other govts and NGO's have funded the Tibetan govt in exile. No one questions that. Outside of China HHDL is seen in a positive light. The great firewall blocks more then just "distorted news" from the west as well. It smothers out dissent and democracy among other things. HHDL is nonviolent and did not promote the violence in the Lhasa protest. My advice is to do some research and watch some of HHDL videos and I bet you will no longer think he is a violent terrorist.

[Barrackobama1000]

I am not Chinese.furthermore,In oct.this year,former CIA cheif& former ambassador to China James Lilley admited CIA recruited Dalai Lama to fight China After Korea war.who admire him?Christian countries?world Buddhist assocation didn't invite him to join them.Africans,latin Americans,Arabs don't invite him.

[atruevoice]

Don't you think it's odd that people all over the world love and admire His Holiness the Dalai Lama and only the Chinese govt plus its followers don't?

[Barrackobama1000]

The cultures of the West and the East are different.The West use media to distorting news.the East block the distorting news.Obviusly the Lhasa,Urumgi incidents were caused Dalai &East Turkismen to terrorized the civilians.but, all medias justify the incidents. By contrary reported 17 civilians shot dead by police....

[rrXIII]

the fact that internet is pretty much owned by the US worries China