You're confusing the Republic of China with the People's Republic of China. Taiwan, the country cited in the article, does not use its firewalls for the same things that mainland China does. Microsoft's closed source policies are standing in the way of information security, not censorship.
> Excuse me, a quick check of US deficit history
> shows that 11 of the last 12 record deficits
> occurred under Republican administrations
What was the dominant party in Congress at those times? Just because the president is from one party doesn't mean that they set all fiscal policy.
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You're confusing the Republic of China with the People's Republic of China. Taiwan, the country cited in the article, does not use its firewalls for the same things that mainland China does. Microsoft's closed source policies are standing in the way of information security, not censorship.