China tries to steer public opinion on Web issue

China has hardened its line against U.S. criticisms of its Internet policies following an initial period of restraint, with a coordinated rebuttal in its state media that seemed targeted toward a domestic audience. Dozens of commentaries were published and broadcast across major state-run Chinese media for a second straight day Monday calling allegations by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Google Inc. hypocritical and accusing the Internet company of becoming a pawn in an American "ideology war."

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