U.S. Pressing China to Yield on Wireless Encryption By STEVE LOHR
Published: March 4, 2004 The Bush administration stepped up its pressure on China this week to back off its plan to impose a software encryption standard for wireless computers that American technology companies regard as an unfair trade barrier. In a joint letter, Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and the White House trade representative, Robert B. Zoellick, expressed their concern about the Chinese plan and urged China to work with the United States to resolve the issue. The letter was addressed to Deputy Prime Ministers Wu Yi and Zeng Peiyan, and delivered in Beijing on Tuesday. Full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/04/business/worldbusiness/04wire.html?ex=1079154000&en=c246a30e65fa0057&ei=5006
