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China Likely To Censor The Web During Games

China says it can't promise that it won't censor the Internet this summer during the Beijing Olympics.Wang Wei, executive vice president of the Beijing Olympic organizers, had assured the International Olympic Committee that the 30,000 reporters covering the games would have open access to the Internet.

Senator Blasts China For Plan To Censor Web During Games

U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, R-Kan, lashed out at the Chinese government today for its plan to install Internet filters on all U.S. owned hotels during the Olympic Games.

Olympic Internet Rights Go To CCTV.com

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reached an agreement with China Central Television's CCTV.com for the Internet and mobile rights within China for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.The IOC said it chose CCTV.com because of its ability to guarantee full exploitation of the digital broadcast rights over a variety of platforms, by working in cooperation with its television broadcast team. The IOC says that CCTV.com is committed to promoting the Olympic Games and the value of the Olympic Movement in China.