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...mostly get results about security arrangements for the 2008 Olympics and last year's celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic, with only a few sanitized references to the student demonstrations.) Authorities have certainly scrutinized and disrupted Google's China operations far more frequently than Baidu's (one former Google employee calls it "operational harassment"). But it's not at all clear that it made much of a difference to the bottom line. (Read "Google Ends Policy of Self-Censorship in China...
...itself. And that won't be a good thing for anybody. "The lack of a strong second player may unmotivate Baidu to improve" is how JPMorgan's Wei puts it. The company has gone from a Silicon Valley start-up, in a field that didn't then exist in China, to a nimble competitor that was challenged by the global king - and won. The risk that one day it could turn into a hoary monopoly simply because it lacks a serious competitor in its home market was a preposterous notion when the new year began...
Last week, President Obama agreed to a meeting that set presses running around the world. His controversial decision to speak with the Dalai Lama generated anger and threats from China. However, despite this vehement response, Obama’s choice to stick by his word and meet with the Tibetan spiritual leader was an admirable one. We agree with the president that the United States should not acquiesce to China’s demands...
...trip last year, Obama announced to China that he would meet with the Dalai Lama. He then declined to meet in October due to the Chinese government’s anger. These past four months, however, did not signal an attitude change on the part of the Chinese government. The country’s resistance to climate change negotiations and refusal to float its currency remain large concerns for the United States. Since ignoring the Dalai Lama has not been effective in establishing a more bilateral relationship with the Chinese government, it is no longer in the United States?...
...recognize the economic security that the Chinese government has provided the United States during this recession and understand that China remains our largest creditor. Thus, Obama must be mindful of how his meeting will be portrayed by the media; it would be prudent for him to choose his words carefully...