Google and China

[mike.mikemiller at gmail.com (Michael Miller)]

It will be interesting to see what China does.  They could just take
over Google.cn and seize the server farm as state property.  It might
make other companies think twice about doing business in China.

-mmiller

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 8:18 AM, Karl Schuttler
<karl.schuttler at gmail.com> wrote:
> In case you didn't see
> it...?http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html
>
> "We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results
> on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the
> Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search
> engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean
> having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in China."
> Karl
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Robert Portvliet
> <robert.portvliet at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I hope Google pulls out of China... but before they do make every
> > search return
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989
> > ?:)
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Adrian Crenshaw <irongeek at irongeek.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Odd, to quote the email:
> > >
> > > Technology Alert
> > > from The Wall Street Journal
> > >
> > > Google said it is "reviewing the feasibility of our business operations
> > > in
> > > China" and may back out of China entirely, as it disclosed it had been
> > > hit
> > > with major cyberattacks it believes originated from the country.
> > >
> > > In a blog post, Google said it detected a "highly sophisticated and
> > > targeted
> > > attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China" in
> > > mid-December and that the attack resulted in "the theft of intellectual
> > > property from Google."
> > >
> > >
> > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126333757451026659.html?mod=djemalertTECH
> > >
> > > Since the WSJ wants you to pay, see:
> > >
> > > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html
> > >
> > > I hope they cover this on ISD tonight.
> > >
> > > Adrian
> > >
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