4 posts and columns on China Daily

China to Google: Go Ahead and Leave, Ya Big Loser

in News on March 22, 2010 at 4:45 am PT

China’s state-run news media are ramping up their anti-Google rhetoric amid reports that Google will soon announce the closure of its Chinese-language search engine. This morning, China Daily accused Google of political chicanery and warned the company that it will be “the biggest loser” if it pulls out of the Chinese market.

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Google Books in China; Chapter Two

in News on October 23, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

In response to the recent uproar over Google’s digital library in China, Google initially gave a boilerplate response about its U.S. book settlement applying only to U.S. books, and that the company will “of course” listen carefully to concerns and work hard to address them.

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China Cracks Down on Sexting

in News on August 11, 2009 at 12:30 pm PT

China’s Henan province threatened cellphone users with jail time and fines if they send unwanted sexual or insulting text messages. Offenders face five days in detention or a 500 yuan ($73) fine for one such text, the state-run newspaper China Daily reported, while sending three or more erotic messages could land them 10 days plus the fine.

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Shutting Down Communications to Prevent More Protest

in News on July 8, 2009 at 12:50 pm PT

The ongoing riots and protests in western China’s Xinjiang region have led to some extraordinary restrictions on communications in China: Internet service and mobile phone access around Urumqi have been curtailed, while social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Fanfou (a homegrown version of Twitter) are suddenly inaccessible to users around the country.