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The Chinese Government simply does not care what others think of it - especially the west. All you need to do is look at the case of Stern Hu and Rio Tinto to
by c23gooey 17y ago
The Chinese Government simply does not care what others think of it - especially the west.
All you need to do is look at the case of Stern Hu and Rio Tinto to find out how much the Chinese Government cares about its reputation amongst western corporations.
- netcan 17y agoI don't think you're right. They seem to have a policy of strong censorship, but not at any cost. I think this applies to related are as well. Controlling the costs of their censorship is important to them. So, for example I wouldn't be surprised if one of the things they asked themselves was 'If we block Google completely, are there any services that we can't live without?'
- light3 17y agoInterestingly, Stern Hu pleaded guilty to bribery recently: http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Stern-Hu-pleads-guilty-to-bribery-report-pd20100322-3S7SU?OpenDocument http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Stern-Hu-...
- dublinclontarf 17y agoAre you surprised? How long do you think it took for them to beat it out of him?
- light3 17y agoWe'll have to wait for the sentence to be handed down, if any jail time / execution is handed, that would really be interesting!
- jrockway 17y agoIt's true. It's time to impose sanctions and deal with the consequences.