Highlights

What's behind Google farce

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-03-22 17:53

Who will lose? Who will benefit?

The biggest loser

2010-03-22

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." This is the convention for proper behavior for companies conducting business in a foreign country. Compliance with the country's laws and regulations is also standard practice for international businesses.

The more Google politicizes the issue, the less room it leaves for itself for further negotiations.

Who will lose if Google leaves?

2010-03-19

In China, Google is facing a complicated dilemma between stay and leave. A majority of netizens of chinadaily.com.cn deems that if Google wants to continue to do business in China, it should obey China's law.

Malaysian netizen HsunTze asked why Google thought it had the privilege to disobey the host country's law. "All foreign companies doing business in a country have an unspoken duty to the host and its people, i.e. its code of conduct, responsibilities and compliance to procedures, rules and regulations, not least the laws of the country. No matter who you are, how big you are, when you are in someone's house you respect his space and his rights. You seek permission and you just do not impose your views. That is manners."

Google exit good for small players

2010-02-05

If Google leaves China, Baidu may not be the actual beneficiary of Google's exit, but rather smaller search engines, e-commerce firms and even the government will see new opportunities to fill the void.

However, in the long term, growing concern over a potential monopoly by Baidu may actually provide more opportunities for smaller search engines like Sougou and Sousou. Chinese e-ecommerce companies such as Alibaba, DHGate and domestically affiliated networks like Yiqifa.com and Chanet will also have great opportunities to enter the vacancy Google would create.

Let's google for truth behind search engine's pullout

2010-01-21

In the long run, Internet use in China still has enormous growth potential.

Thus Google's scorched earth policy is most likely to further strengthen Baidu and other Chinese internet companies as they continue to provide a wider and improved range of services. These firms are already flush with cash, and Lacey argues that over the next decade, their resources will make them likely buyers of Silicon Valley startups.

Google's loss could be Baidu's gain

2010-01-15

Domestic search firm Baidu Inc could be the biggest beneficiary of a possible pullout from China by Internet major Google.

 

Does China comply with the WTO rules to deal with Google case?

Google incident does not break WTO rules

2010-03-09

Google always enjoys market access and national treatment in China. Since its entry into the Chinese market, Google has been enjoying rightful market access and national treatment. Its market share in China jumped from 13 percent at the beginning of 2006 to around 36 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Opening market does not mean waiving the right to govern. What Google challenges is China's lawful right to govern its Internet, specifically, the right to censor the Internet.

 

Netizens' views of the Google incident

Google should obey china's laws, netizens say

2010-03-19

In China, Google is facing a complicated dilemma between stay and leave. A majority of netizens of chinadaily.com.cn deems that if Google wants to continue to do business in China, it should obey China's law.

Malaysian netizen HsunTze asked why Google thought it had the privilege to disobey the host country's law. "All foreign companies doing business in a country have an unspoken duty to the host and its people, i.e. its code of conduct, responsibilities and compliance to procedures, rules and regulations, not least the laws of the country. No matter who you are, how big you are, when you are in someone's house you respect his space and his rights. You seek permission and you just do not impose your views. That is manners."

Google's excuse about censorship unacceptable, netizens say

2010-03-22

Google will close its business in China next month, the China Business News reported on Friday, for its alleged reasons of China's stringent censorship and the hacking of Gmail accounts. But a majority of netizens of chinadaily.com.cn believes that Internet censorship is common practice everywhere in the world and China is no exception.