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My question is this: If we consider the new quota a signal, whom are they signaling, and what is the message? Does the move send a different message "domestically" and "internationally"? Of course. Do they really need to signal that they have much of the market cornered? Maybe not. So, perhaps "bite me" really is the message.
Commented Jul 11, 2011 on WTO Smack-back and the Concept of 'Face' at RareMetalBlog
WTO Smack-back and the Concept of 'Face'
I recall having a chat with a well known political scientist (hint: he wrote a highly contentious book with a rather Nietzschean title) a few years ago, and he made a comment about China. To paraphrase, ‘China has a couple thousand years of bad decisions behind them, fueled largely by the concep...
A thought on option three: It's not just Google.cn that puts you to .com.hk -- Google.com forwards to HK as well. Thus they'd have to interfere a bit more for some users. No idea how many people type google.com or .cn or .com.hk or what.
Commented Jun 30, 2010 on Google's China troubles continue; Congress examines U.S. investment in Chinese censorship at RConversation
Google's China troubles continue; Congress examines U.S. investment in Chinese censorship
In his latest blog post, Google's Chief Legal Officer David Drummond reports that Chinese authorities aren't happy with the automatic redirection of Google.cn to Hong Kong. They are threatening not to renew Google's Internet Content Provider license, which is required to legally operate any kind ...
For what it's worth, the State panel is on their YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fNEdWoJVos
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Commented Feb 4, 2010 on Events on Google, China and Internet freedom - two videos at RConversation
Events on Google, China and Internet freedom - two videos
After Hillary Clinton's Internet Freedom speech on January 21st, I participated in a follow-up panel discussion. While the panel video does not appear to have been posted on the State Dept. website, somebody has pointed out that it was posted here on CNet. (UPDATE: Thanks to Graham for pointing ...
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