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Washington, DC, June 24, 2002--In a round-table discussion organized by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), CPJ's Asia program coordinator Kavita Menon called for greater U.S. support for press freedom in China. "The U.S. has clear commercial and political interests in promoting greater transparency and the rule of law in China," said Menon. "The local…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/10/colophon.gif