The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges has put out a statement on Inclusive Language which recommends using the term "firewall," "screen" or "ethics wall" instead of "Chinese wall" to describe "an information barrier within an organization intended to prevent exchange of information or communication that could lead to conflicts of interest." It stated that the term "Chinese wall" was considered offensive without further elaboration. According to Bryan Garner's A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, the term refers to The Great Wall of China, while others have said that it refers to the screen walls used in internal Chinese architecture.
