S.Res.633 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the deterioration of respect for privacy and human rights in the People's Republic of China before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

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  • Official: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the deterioration of respect for privacy and human rights in the People's Republic of China before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. as introduced.

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07/29/08
 
 
 

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7/30/2008--Introduced.Calls upon the government of the People's Republic of China to: (1) rescind the order requiring hotels to allow the Public Security Bureau to install hardware and software on the hotel networks; and (2) refrain from targeting individuals who visit websites relate

Official Summary

7/30/2008--Introduced.
Calls upon the government of the People's Republic of China to:
(1) rescind the order requiring hotels to allow the Public Security Bureau to install hardware and software on the hotel networks; and
(2) refrain from targeting individuals who visit websites related to politics or human rights or who express opinions related to politics or human rights in electronic communication.
Expresses concern over the deterioration of respect for human rights in China leading up to the Beijing Olympics and for the safety and privacy of international visitors and journalists traveling to China for the Olympics.
Notes that the behavior of the Chinese government violates several international conventions to which China is a signatory, violates its commitments to the International Olympic Committee, and is contrary to longstanding Olympic tradition and spirit.


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11/05/08
China-US Cooperation in Combating Terrorism

1370, calling on the PRC to stop repression of the Tibetan and Uighur peoples, and Senator Brownback introduced S.Res. 633 on the pre-Olympic clampdown. The CRS study focuses on the following policy areas on which the US and China could ...

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08/27/08
Volkskrantblog - pc-rubriek de Monitor - Beijing E-Threats ...

Brownback’s press release http://brownback.senate.gov/pressapp/record.cfm?id=301572 and U.S. Senate Resolution 633, July 30 th , 2008 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.RES.633). “We advised the sports fans attending the ...

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08/27/08
Beijing E-Threats Olympics: Gold for Spam

Brownback’s press release http://brownback.senate.gov/pressapp/record.cfm?id=301572 and US Senate Resolution 633, July 30 th , 2008 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.RES.633). “We advised the sports fans attending the ...

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