Falun Gong seeks U.S. support in Internet censor fight

7/20/2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - Ten years after a government crackdown drove it underground in China, Falun Gong is trying to position itself to get U.Sgovernment funds to help defeat Internet censors worldwide.

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