Google China Standoff
Description
Whether Google, Inc. expanded into China because of the country's vast consumer market or out of a sincere desire to make information available may be up for debate. The company is known for its idealistic corporate culture, but the controversy regarding Google China's censorship policy became so fierce that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton felt compelled to make a worldwide call for Internet freedom. This program examines Google, Inc.'s operation in China and its battle between political and economic sensitivity and unlimited access to information. Differing points of view are presented by Beijing professor Hu Yong; Kaiser Kuo, director of communications at the Chinese Web services company Baidu; CUNY professor Ying Zhu; Ken Auletta, author of Googled; and others.
Runtime
47 min
Subjects
- Social structure (572)
- Macroeconomics (317)
- Population (248)
- Science (827)
- Technology (1161)
- Technology and civilization (75)
- Work and family (89)
- International economic relations (341)
Geography
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Date of Publication
[2013], c2011
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