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Despite some wavering, key developing nations including China and India pledged their support for the deal, known as the Copenhagen Accord, by the deadline, reiterating their domestic plans to curb the growth of carbon emissions by improving energy efficiency. Europe, reliably, came on board with a promise to cut carbon emissions 20% below 1990 levels by 2020. And the U.S. confirmed its Copenhagen pledge to reduce its own emissions 17% below 2005 levels...
...competitive world of international corporations, a motto like “Don’t be evil” can be hard to stand by. Remarkably, Google has managed to succeed in its efforts to be good by threatening to withdraw operations from China due to concerns over the Chinese government’s policy of internet censorship...
...many users associated with human rights groups. Citing the fact that the attacks were traced to Chinese sources, Google announced that it would no longer honor its agreement with the Chinese government to filter sites from its search engine and was even prepared to leave its offices in China...
Google’s stand marks an interesting development in U.S.-China relations. It is rather difficult for the U.S. government to criticize the actions of another government, especially one with which it seeks to build important economic relationships. Moreover, reprimanding the Chinese government for violating human rights comes off as high-handed and hypocritical given the deplorable treatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib. By acting independently and without any association with the U.S. government, Google was able to make a very effective statement without any sort of political baggage...
...course, nobody expects China to suddenly see the error of its ways and liberalize completely just because Google decides to check out. Yet there may still be tangible ways in which Google’s departure could make a big impact on Chinese society. It is all too easy to underestimate how much Chinese citizens actually know about the doings of their government, and Google’s disagreement with internet censorship will not go unnoticed, even if government officials continue to insist that there is open internet in China. Google’s actions therefore could help bolster human...