A number of op-eds this weekend look at Google in China. David Carr writes in the New York Times:
…Regardless of how it defines itself, Google has come to grips with its role as both enabler and protector of the global exchange of information. After making several business moves that gave many observers pause — including what many saw as a land grab in books and its dealing with Chinese authorities in the first place — Google made a decision that represents an opportunity for the company to walk its talk about not being evil.
By espousing traditional journalistic values like openness, transparency and access, the company is walking away from the largest Internet market on the planet in the hopes of putting pressure on China’s government.
See also:
– “Google’s Search Result: Hong Kong” by L. Gordon Crovitz in the Wall Street Journal
– an editorial from the Chicago Tribune
– “Why Google Should Stay in China” bu Huang Yasheng in the Washington Post.
