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China tells foreign Internet companies to obey controls

World Jan. 14, 2010 - 02:02PM JST ( 8 )

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sharky1Jan. 14, 2010 - 09:56PM JST

Sounds like China is trying to push Google's "Submit" button...funny that I have to click "Submit" to post this...
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some14someJan. 14, 2010 - 10:01PM JST

“As long as you aren’t involved in politics, the media or pornography, the government will leave you alone,” said Siva Yam, president of the United States of America-China Chamber of Commerce, which primarily represents U.S. companies in China.

summarizes (not only the U.S.A) but all kind of foreign investment in this communist country and makes it clear that foreign free websites have no free hand.
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theproJan. 14, 2010 - 10:44PM JST

Stop trying to control everything, China, you big baby
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LagunaJan. 14, 2010 - 11:01PM JST

Remember, this is not just about restricted search access; there are suspicions that the Chinese government was involved in hacking Gmail accounts of people hostile to the regime. A search of the Net will show that other companies, notably Adobe, have faced similar attacks. (Reminder: update your Adobe software!) Restrictions can be tolerated in the spirit that a little freedom will lead to more; state-based hacking cannot.
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BeelzebubJan. 14, 2010 - 11:02PM JST

Smile, China. After all, Jesus and the Dalai Lama love you.
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YuriOtaniJan. 15, 2010 - 02:51AM JST

Time to leave China Google remember always to support your own principles.
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SuperLibJan. 15, 2010 - 08:32AM JST

Google should pull out of China, then start plans to release software that gets around China's firewall. Either that or they should "follow the rules" as the Chinese government does and start hacking into Chinese government accounts.
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BadseyJan. 16, 2010 - 08:44AM JST

Google Inc. said Tuesday it would stop censoring search results in China and might shut down its China-based Google.cn site, citing attempts to break into accounts on its Gmail service used by human rights activists.

This was from IE Zero-Day (Microsoft internet explorer 6-8 flaw). China didn't have much to do about it.