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China Agrees to Postpone Wireless Plan

China agreed on Wednesday to give up a plan to impose its own standard for wireless technology, essentially agreeing to join the rest of the world rather than dividing it up, reports the NY Times.

"The Chinese said they would indefinitely postpone a plan, scheduled to go into effect on June 1, to impose a software encryption standard for wireless computers that American giants like Intel and Microsoft regarded as an unfair trade barrier.

The concession was one of several made by China in a daylong trade meeting held in Washington between senior Chinese and administration officials".

For previous articles related to China-cell-phone-fears:

-- China's Secret: Contractors

-- China's Haier to bring phones to U.S.

-- China's 60 percent cell phones to be exported in 2004

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