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| China denounces US free web call | China denounces US free web call |
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| China has denounced US criticisms of its internet controls, saying it could harm ties between the two countries. | China has denounced US criticisms of its internet controls, saying it could harm ties between the two countries. |
| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Thursday for China to lift restrictions on the internet. | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Thursday for China to lift restrictions on the internet. |
| Mrs Clinton also urged Beijing to investigate Google's complaints that cyber-attacks had originated in China. | Mrs Clinton also urged Beijing to investigate Google's complaints that cyber-attacks had originated in China. |
| Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said the US should "respect the facts" and stop making "groundless accusations against China". | Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said the US should "respect the facts" and stop making "groundless accusations against China". |
| The US has criticised China's policies to administer the internet, and insinuated that China restricts internet freedom," he said in a statement posted on the foreign ministry website. | |
| "This runs contrary to the facts and is harmful to China-US relations." | "This runs contrary to the facts and is harmful to China-US relations." |
| An article in the Communist Party's Global Times English language news website called Mrs Clinton's criticisms "information imperialism". |