China Adopts First Nationwide Open Government Information Regulations

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Washington, DC, May 9, 2007 - The new open government regulations published by the People's Republic of China on April 24 "mark a turning point away from the deeply ingrained culture of secrecy" in China, and at the same time depart in significant respects from international standards and even from prior local-level Chinese practice, according to an analysis of the regulations by Yale China Law Center deputy director Jamie P. Horsley posted today on freedominfo.org.