Rights Group Criticizes American Firms for Helping Chinese Police

人权组织批美公司助中国警方

The influential international group Reporters Without Bordershas accused leading information technology firms, including Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, of selling technology to China that helps police there crack down on human rights activists. Reporters Without Borders says U.S. technology company sales to China have also allowed Beijing to restrict public access to the Internet. The accusations came Tuesday in Greece at a United Nations'-sponsored forum on Internet governance.

The technology companies countered the accusations, claiming their operations in China benefit millions of people who otherwise would have no Internet access.

具有影响力的国际组织记者无国界指称谷歌、雅虎和微软等信息技术大公司向中国出售有助于警方压制人权活动人士的技术。记者无国界说，美国科技公司卖给中国的技术还使北京能够限制民众上网。记者无国界星期二在联合国发起的有关互联网管理的会议上提出以上批评。

这些科技公司反驳了对它们的指称，并声称它们在中国的运营有利于否则根本无法上网的数以百万计的网民。