Policy Review, February/March 2007 For more than a decade, successive U.S. presidents have declared that political liberalization leading ultimately to democratization in China would be desirable and decidedly in America’s — and the world’s — interests. The Clinton administration, after some initial tortuous twists and turns, fashioned a policy of “constructive engagement” with the Chinese [...]
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China’s Stubborn Anti-Democracy
Posted in Anti-Americanism, China, Democratization, Freedom, Internet, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged China and democracy, political and economic freedom in China, US China policy on February 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Democracy’s Slow Boat to China
Posted in China, Democratization, Internet, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged democracy and China, Google and China, Internet censorship on February 15, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The Wall Street Journal Asia, February 15, 2006 The U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations will hold a hearing today to examine the operating procedures of U.S. Internet companies in China. But at the heart of the matter rests a burning question that is unlikely to be answered: What if [...]
Washington’s Hypocrisy over Google
Posted in China, Internet, Most Exciting Stuff, Trade and Business on February 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
International Herald Tribune, February 3, 2006 WASHINGTON — As soon as news surfaced that Google was blocking access to certain politically sensitive terms and Web sites on its new China site, condemnation and indignation quickly came its way. A congressman accused Google, whose corporate motto is “Don’t Be Evil,” of enabling evil. Reporters Without Borders [...]
Google “U.S.”: We Give into China Too
Posted in China, Freedom, Internet, Trade and Business, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged free trade, Freedom, Google and censorship, Google and China, US China policy on February 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
National Review Online, February 2, 2006 The indignant condemnations came quickly for Google. Last week, news surfaced that the company was blocking access to certain politically sensitive terms and websites on its new China site. Since then, Congressman Chris Smith (R., N.J.) has accused Google — which boasts “Don’t Be Evil” as its corporate motto [...]
Waiting for Sunrise
Posted in China, Freedom, Internet, Most Exciting Stuff, Trade and Business, U.S. Foreign Policy, tagged business in China, China Dawn, David Sheff, freedom in China, Internet in China, Internet revolution in China on December 1, 2002 | Leave a Comment »
Policy Review, December 2002/January 2003 Book Review of China Dawn: the Story of a Technology and Business Revolution by David Sheff (HarperBusiness. 301 pages. $26.95) Everybody wants something from China. American policymakers would like to see Chinese authoritarian rule undermined and democracy peacefully emerge. Chinese entrepreneurs from Beijing to Shenzhen want to found world-class companies that [...]
Happiness on the Chinese Internet
Posted in China, Internet on February 28, 2002 | Leave a Comment »
The Christian Science Monitor, February 28, 2002 WASHINGTON – When the global information revolution caught fire in China in 1998, President Bill Clinton was utterly giddy. The Internet, he proclaimed, would be a harbinger of Chinese democracy. Today, democracy in China still is nowhere in sight. Official and self-censorship, however, lurks in every corner of [...]
