<story><title>A new approach to China</title><url>http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>siculars</author><text>I am so proud of Google right now. It&apos;s hard to contain. It is high time somoene stood up to China and let them know enough is enough. I sincerely hope other corporations follow suit.&lt;p&gt;As I mentioned elsewhere, I am sure there is more to the story than is being let on now. I could only imagine the level of corporate espionage that is in play between China and Google. Good for Google calling them on it and making a broad public move.&lt;p&gt;As far as I&apos;m concerned, Google has just turned me into a lifelong user.</text></item><item><author>boundlessdreamz</author><text>This is incredible. This is the first time, I have seen a LARGE company&lt;p&gt;* Putting its users above profits&lt;p&gt;* Stand up to Chinese Government.&lt;p&gt;Since accounts of human rights activists were targeted, this operation was clearly done at the behest of Chinese Government. I&apos;m disgusted by the levels to which the Chinese Government can stoop.&lt;p&gt;It is time the world stands up to China. If a corporation, whose main aim is to generate profits can eschew it and take a moral high ground why can&apos;t the government do it? Are the cheap goods from china so necessary that it is not worth antagonizing China ?&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Additional details from Enterprise blog post &lt;a href=&quot;http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/01/keeping-your-data-safe.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/01/keeping-your-da...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;It was an attack on the technology infrastructure of major corporations in sectors as diverse as finance, technology, media, and chemical&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is clearly an act of espionage by the Chinese Government. The bigger questions is whether these are the only companies targeted or the only ones discovered.  This is not the first time, the chinese have tried something like this.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7970471.stm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7970471.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;The researchers said hackers were apparently able to take control of computers belonging to several foreign ministries and embassies across the world using malicious software&lt;/i&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>liuliu</author><text>And it started. Major news sites in China start to filter out this news which has been heavily reported several hours ago. I expected all Google service will be blocked by the end of today.&lt;p&gt;Edit: maybe not that soon. A second thought, current news block may be interpreted as a &quot;saving face&quot; for Google. China high officials may have that kind of thought and think it is for Google&apos;s own benefits so that they can still discuss with Chinese gov. Otherwise if it is spread, there is no room for discussion.</text></comment>
<story><title>A new approach to China</title><url>http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>siculars</author><text>I am so proud of Google right now. It&apos;s hard to contain. It is high time somoene stood up to China and let them know enough is enough. I sincerely hope other corporations follow suit.&lt;p&gt;As I mentioned elsewhere, I am sure there is more to the story than is being let on now. I could only imagine the level of corporate espionage that is in play between China and Google. Good for Google calling them on it and making a broad public move.&lt;p&gt;As far as I&apos;m concerned, Google has just turned me into a lifelong user.</text></item><item><author>boundlessdreamz</author><text>This is incredible. This is the first time, I have seen a LARGE company&lt;p&gt;* Putting its users above profits&lt;p&gt;* Stand up to Chinese Government.&lt;p&gt;Since accounts of human rights activists were targeted, this operation was clearly done at the behest of Chinese Government. I&apos;m disgusted by the levels to which the Chinese Government can stoop.&lt;p&gt;It is time the world stands up to China. If a corporation, whose main aim is to generate profits can eschew it and take a moral high ground why can&apos;t the government do it? Are the cheap goods from china so necessary that it is not worth antagonizing China ?&lt;p&gt;EDIT: Additional details from Enterprise blog post &lt;a href=&quot;http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/01/keeping-your-data-safe.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/01/keeping-your-da...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;It was an attack on the technology infrastructure of major corporations in sectors as diverse as finance, technology, media, and chemical&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is clearly an act of espionage by the Chinese Government. The bigger questions is whether these are the only companies targeted or the only ones discovered.  This is not the first time, the chinese have tried something like this.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7970471.stm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7970471.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;The researchers said hackers were apparently able to take control of computers belonging to several foreign ministries and embassies across the world using malicious software&lt;/i&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>chrischen</author><text>Be careful there, your commitment is no different from the conviction of a nationalist approving one&apos;s government&apos;s actions no matter what is done.&lt;p&gt;You being critical of Google is the only thing guaranteed to keep them in check.</text></comment>