TPMMuckraker Google vs. China: January 2010
Google vs. China
The Google-China Showdown: Where Do Things Stand?
Justin Elliott | January 20, 2010, 3:56PM
Google.cn homepage
Yesterday we took a look at the power dynamics in the showdown between Google and China, concluding that Google doesn't have a particularly strong bargaining position here.
Today, more than a week after Google's announcement that it would shut down Google.cn unless China allows it to stop censoring results, we thought it was a good time to take a look at where things stand.
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Google vs. China: Is Google Screwed?
Justin Elliott | January 19, 2010, 2:49PM
Google's headquarters in Beijing
Google's public ultimatum that it will halt operations in China unless it is allowed to stop censoring Google.cn got us wondering: what does a large multinational like Google have in the way of bargaining chips in its showdown with the Asian superpower?
According to a pair of experts we spoke to, the answer is: very few, if any. Let us explain:
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