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China's new Gang of 4 - google, cisco, microsoft and yahoo!

Four of America's giants in internet technology called together for a telling off.

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The committee Chairman
introduces them to Mr Li a falungong practitioner who developed technology to bypass the web blocks in China

[Notes:chairman and mr li sot]


over the last few months


[Notes:graphic 4 companies]


[Notes:MICROSOFT LOGO "Deleted anti-Beijing blog"]


Microsoft have been accused of deleting a blog at the request of the government


[Notes:YAHOO LOGO "Handed e-mail to authorities"]


Yahoo are said to have handed over
an imprisoned journalist's email to Chinese authorities.

[Notes:CISCO LOGO Internet censorship and surveillance]


Cisco sells technology to China which its argued is used for internet censorship and surveillance


[Notes:GOOGLE LOGO Blocks sensitive websites]


Google.cn blocks websites considered 'sensitive'


[Notes:sot - interaction - the best one]


[Notes:google pics China lib - maybe website too]


One Chinese blogger has called the new google.cn a eunuch version. But many argue that these international media companies have brought more free information to the internet in China then ever before and they need to be there even if castrated...

And while many Chinese users rely on international internet technologies some understand the compromises


[Notes:webcam sot]
"i use google all the time to find my information. the Chinese government's position is understandable, they only want to block websites which aim to overthrow the government..."

jing jing and cha cha, cartoon versions of the internet police which scour the web everyday


[Notes:chinese web cafe]


But determined users know how to weave through the system

[Notes:china phono]

Chinese Cisco trained engineer
"it is impossible to block the internet completely, if we really want to we can get to the information we are looking for."


[Notes:back to senate shots]


[Notes:baidu pictures]


back in Washington, an unusual scene. big business, meek faced, explaining itself to government.

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But outside of the committee room corporate America has been arguing it is government that needs to take a stand.

With China, America's crusade for democracy - apparantly at odds - with their place as world economic power.

posted by poppy @ 3:47 PM