Almost all discussion of the harm done by China's strict censorship of the Internet focuses around its human rights implications. However, by restraining the ability of U.S. companies to fairly compete in the world's largest market, serious damage is also being done to America's free trade interests by its largest trading partner. The list of companies caught in this dilemma will continue to grow. Today, these include companies like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo!; tomorrow China's censorship policies will affect the growth of social networking companies like Facebook and MySpace.
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