The US Supreme Court heard a bid by Cisco on Tuesday to toss out a lawsuit that alleges the US tech giant should be held liable for persecution in China of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.
The case stems from a 2011 suit filed by a dozen Chinese nationals and a US citizen who claim Cisco designed an internet surveillance and censorship network called "Golden Shield" that was used by the Chinese government to track down Falun Gong devotees.
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