Monthly Archives: January 2010
Jay Ogilvy: The Significance of Google’s Withdrawal from China
Jay Ogilvy, Cofounder at Global Business Network and Chairman of Esalen Institute’s Global Potentials Program contributed the following comments
Brother: Police Say China Lawyer ‘Went Missing’
The brother of activist lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been told by police that Gao is missing after he “lost his way” while in detention. Gao ha
White House Backs Google, Seeks China Explanation
The White House has spoken up in support of Google’s effort to defy Chinese censorship, Reuters reports:White House spokesman Robert Gibbs tol
Interview with Liu Jianqiang: Environmental Journalism and Censorship in China
Asia Society interviewed environmental journalist Liu Jianqiang about journalism, new media, and the environmental movement in China. A former investi
Google + China: Q-and-A with Mara Hvistendahl
On China Beat, Jeffrey Wasserstrom interviews Mara Hvistendahl, a “Shanghai-based journalist who has written on a broad range of China-related t
Far-Ranging Support for Google’s China Move; David Drummond Interviewed on NPR (Updated)
In an article about the support Google has garnered for opposing cyber attacks and censorship by the Chinese government, the New York Times points out
China Yuan Revaluation Prospects Heat Up
Investors may receive a surprise from the Chinese government this year if it decides to reevaluate the currency, which the Wall Street Journal argues
Researchers Identify Command Servers Behind Google Attack (Updated)
Ars Technica covers a report that links the cyber attacks perpetrated against Google and other foreign companies to the Chinese government:VeriSign&
Photo: “Double Happiness” outside a wedding party in Yunnan, by Monkeyking
“Double Happiness” outside a wedding party in Yunnan, by Monkeyking
Li Huidi (李慧镝), Filtered from Chinese Search Engines Today?
Since yesterday, “???” became the most rapidly increased searched term on Google.cn. But Chinese netizens immediately noticed that the ac
Tweets of the Day: “I Never Imagined a Day Without Google”
Below are CDT translations of a few additional Chinese language tweets about Google. More translations are here. See all tweets on the subject at #Goo
China Affirms Control Over Internet
In the first official government reaction to Google’s announcement, the State Council Information Office issued a statement reiterating the need
Xiao Qiang (萧强): Google Prompts Soul-Searching in China
Here is the piece I wrote on the Guardian: The Great Firewall now blocks hundreds of thousands websites outside of China. Fang Binxing, a computer sci
Robert Scheer: Don’t Blame China
On Truthdig (via The Nation), Robert Scheer argues that those blaming China for the global financial woes are off-base:Citigroup led the way into th
Yahoo Sides with Google over China Cyber Attack
Yahoo! officials have spoken out in response to Google’s claims of a cyber attack on their network. From CNNMoney:“We condemn any attemp
