Monthly Archives: January 2010

Google CEO Criticizes Chinese Leadership at World Forum

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Richard

Breaking news at WSJ: Google CEO Schmidt at Davos: ‘We like what China is doing in terms of growth … we just don’t like censorship. We hope that will change and we can apply some pressure to make things better … Continue reading →

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Google Delays Phone Launch in China — Getting In Deeper…

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Richard

Google has announced a delay in China of the launch of mobile phones using its Android software. One must question this move as simply more Google shadow boxing. Despite its threat to remove web filtering, Google does not appear to … Continue reading →

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Google in China: A Brief Update

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Richard

Sources not named by Reuters allege employee collusion: Google (GOOG.O) is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack from China that the U.S search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources … Continue reading →

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New York Times Removes Negative Quotations from Article on Google and Baidu

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Richard

I write this to satisfy the curiousity of those who may not see a quotation referenced in an Asiabizblog post. The New York Times has removed or revised two quotations from an article it published on January 13, originally titled, … Continue reading →

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CYBERSITTER v. China et al — Attorneys for the Plaintiff Hacked, Get Your Complaints Here

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Richard

More on cyberattacks originating in China of private companies with interests contrary to the Party. Article here. Lawyers suing China for 2.2 billion dollars in an Internet-censoring software piracy case said they came under cyberattack this week. Attorneys at the … Continue reading →

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The Google Threat: Paper Tiger?

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Richard

“Media is always a losing proposition in China.” I was thrilled to read Anne Stevenson Yang’s forthright and accurate assessment of foreign involvement in Chinese media. Finally, a non-Chinese within China is willing to state the obvious to a public … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: China’s Government Stimulus Package

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Richard

Why do they call it China’s “empty city?”

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Another Joins the China Bust Bandwagon

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Richard

I’ve heard this same argument, in its various iterations, from so many people over the past 15 years that I’m not surprised to see James Chanos, a well-known short seller, join the club, even at this late date. As most … Continue reading →

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