; and (2) recognize the importance of widely distributing news content regarding human rights issues in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, particularly within the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, consistent with the Agency’s independent editorial discretion. (c) Internet censorship (1) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that internet filtering and censorship, as undertaken by the People’s Republic of China through the Great Firewall and related technical means, is an infringement upon the universal right to free speech, a violation of the Chinese people’s right to access information, and a trade barrier against United States technology enterprises. (2) Legal strategy against censorship practices Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall, in consultation with the Office of the Legal Advisor of the Department of State and the general counsel offices of such other Federal elements as the President determines appropriate, transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a strategy to contest the legality under international law of the internet censorship practices of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, including within the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, including details regarding measures the United States could undertake in international forums to contest such practices. 11. Preservation and promotion of the Uighur language (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should— (1) oppose efforts by the People’s Republic of China to restrict usage of local languages within the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, including the Uighur language, including bans on such usage in educational facilities attended by members of Turkic Muslim communities; (2) support efforts to preserve the Uighur language