Comments like this in the major media never cease to amaze:
The implication of that thinking [that the internet is a political space], post-Google, is that companies that want to be major players on the Chinese Web will have to prove their political fealty to the leadership, much as traditional media companies do. “Chinese companies have to be collaborators,” Mr. Xiao said.
"Post-Google?" When was it ever not the case? Have I been barking at the wind all these years?
[INTERNET VENDOR UPDATE] Go Daddy discontinues registration of .CN domain names.
In prepared testimony viewed by The Wall Street Journal, Go Daddy Executive Vice-President Christine N. Jones said the company was "concerned for the security of individuals" affected by the government demand for people to sign up for Internet registrations with a full photo identification.
