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World Tibet Network News Thursday, October 3, 1996

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3. Microsoft - Issued instructions on removing offensive Chinese slogans (WSJ)

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{The Wall Street Journal, 30-Sep} Microsoft said it issued instructions to
Windows 95 users in China on how to remove a pair of anti-Communist slogans
from the software that Chinese government officials said were offensive. A
Microsoft spokeswoman said a service update for the removal of the
Chinese-language phrases had been issued in China Saturday. The phrases
included one referring to China's leadership as "Communist bandits" and
another that called on Taiwan's government to "take back the mainland."
Microsoft said it is still investigating how the slogans made it into the
Windows 95 kits. A Microsoft spokeswoman said the software was written by
contractors and not by the company's own software writers.

Submitted by "Lobsang Gyalpo

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Articles in this Issue:

1. Peking's poison fails to touch Tibetan hearts (Independent)
2. This document damns China over Tibet (Guardian)
3. Microsoft - Issued instructions on removing offensive Chinese slogans (WSJ)
4. Educational plans for Tibet slammed (UPI)
5. Tibet to establish schools in every town -report (Reuter)
6. Stocks stir capitalism in Tibet (Reuter)
7. Tibet Jinzhu to raise 76.2 mln yuan from issue (Reuter)

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