Breitbart.com is reporting a story from the Associated Press that Sen. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican has accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games.

Senator: China plans to spy on Olympic hotel guests

May 1 02:12 PM US/Eastern
By SAM HANANEL

Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate lawmaker accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games.

Sen. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, made the charge at a Capitol Hill news conference where he and other lawmakers denounced China’s record of human rights abuses and urged President Bush not to attend the opening ceremonies in Beijing.

“This is wrong, it’s against international conventions, it’s certainly against the Olympic spirit,” Brownback said. “The Chinese government should remove that request and that order.” Please read the entire story HERE.

Thanks to Brock Grisham for alerting us of this important story