U.S. criticizes China on Web limits

June 22, 2009 The U.S. chided China's leadership on Monday for its latest Web censorship efforts, suggesting a new government-backed Internet filtering software could be an impediment to trade between the two countries. The American pressure comes in the wake of the Chinese government's plan to require all personal computers sold in China from July 1 onwards to include the Green Dam Youth Escort software. Chinese officials say the software is meant to block access to violent and pornographic material and protect the country's closely monitored online population -- the largest in the world, just shy of 300 million Internet users.

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