China, the Internet, and Google

Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 628
Constitution Avenue and 1st Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Monday, March 1, 2010
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
http://cecc.gov/index.php

Recent events, including the reported cyber attack on Google and on advocates for human rights, have highlighted the importance of China's Internet policy to a number of issues including, but not limited to, censorship, free expression and intellectual property protection. This hearing will examine the impact of China's Internet policies on the development of human rights and on the development of commercial rule of law in China.

Witnesses:

  • Nicole Wong, Esq., Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Google, Inc. (To be confirmed)
  • Rebecca MacKinnon, Visiting Fellow, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University
  • Alan Paller, Director of Research, SANS Institute
  • Edward Black, President and CEO, Computer & Communications Industry Association