8 posts and columns on foreign ministry

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Senkaku, Diaoyu and Google Maps

in News on October 15, 2010 at 8:15 am PT

Few would imagine Japan and China are yet ready to link arms and–-ahem–-sail off into the sunset following the renewed territorial dispute over an island chain sparked by a boat collision last month. But pointed remarks like, say, demanding one of the controversial names be wiped off the face of Google Maps, was unexpected in light of recent overtures from both countries that suggested relations were on the mend.

It’s a Botnet Party Vietnam, Redux

in News on April 6, 2010 at 6:50 am PT

Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry has a message for the thousands of Vietnamese citizens reportedly targeted by politically motivated cyberattacks: There were no attacks.

Beijing on Google’s China Move: Hong Kong Phooey

in News on March 23, 2010 at 9:44 am PT

Following its initial red-in-the-face tirade, the Chinese government has adopted a more measured tone in its comments about Google’s closure of Google.cn and the redirection of users to another site in Hong Kong. “It’s not China that has undermined its image, rather it is Google itself,” a foreign ministry spokesman said of the company’s move this morning.

Google to Resume Talks With China–Not That China Is Listening

in News on February 23, 2010 at 6:02 am PT

With the Chinese New Year holiday over, Google is resuming talks with Beijing about the future of its operations in China. People briefed on the matter tell The Wall Street Journal that Google’s state policy head, Ross LaJeunesse, has been charged with convincing Chinese officials that the company should be allowed to operate an unfiltered search engine in the country in violation of its laws.

China on “Google Farce”: Our Internet Is Open

in News on January 22, 2010 at 7:06 am PT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech on Internet censorship Thursday and her call for an investigation into charges that Chinese-backed hackers attacked Google have met with a bristling and indignant response from Beijing. In a statement posted to China’s Foreign Ministry Web site, Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said the United States should “cease using so-called Internet freedom to make groundless accusations against China.”
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China to Google: No Worries, We Were Planning to Clone Those Android Phones Anyway

in News on January 19, 2010 at 6:29 am PT

Google’s newfound morality in China may cost it dearly, and not just in the search market but in the mobile services sector as well. This morning, the company said it is delaying the release of two Android superphones that were to debut on China Unicom this week.
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New Chinese Version of Google SafeSearch Eliminates Google Entirely

in News on June 25, 2009 at 5:30 am PT

Google’s mission, to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible, has once again run afoul of the Chinese government, which has a similar goal, but would much prefer that certain information stay inaccessible. And so, on Wednesday evening, Chinese citizens found themselves once again unable to use Google, Gmail, and YouTube as their government condemned Google as a purveyor of porn.

China to YouTube: YouBlocked

in News on March 24, 2009 at 12:09 pm PT

China’s access to YouTube, which has been intermittent at best, ceased entirely late Monday, apparently choked off by the country’s legendary Internet filtering system. There’s no formal explanation yet for the block, though it may be in response to a seven-minute video posted to YouTube last week showing Chinese soldiers brutally beating Tibetans last March after the riots in Lhasa. China, after all, isn’t renowned for its tolerance of free expression or dissident speech.
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