Companies appeal to China to drop web filter plan
Global business groups have made an unusual direct appeal to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to scrap an order for personal computer makers to supply controversial web filtering software, citing security and privacy concerns.
Just days before the deadline to comply with China’s order, the letter from 22 chambers of commerce and trade groups representing the world’s major technology suppliers adds to mounting pressure on Beijing to halt the plan following a formal protest by the US.
