Is China Messing With Google, Microsoft, And Yahoo?
Posted by Emil Protalinski on 19 October 2007 - 02:56 · 17 comments & 7085 views
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#1 Posted by Tikitiki on 19 Oct 2007 - 03:04
- China's government sucks. Having a government full of teenagers doesn't gain you very many points on earth
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#3 Posted by SimpleRules on 19 Oct 2007 - 03:23
- Will YouTube launch a local version in Vermont or Cornwall, how about New South Wales, maybe British Columbia? Thought not, they're part of a country like Taiwain is ... deal with it.
Incidentally there are movements in both Vermont and Cornwall to gain independence, don't see YouTube recognizing that. -
#3.1 Posted by carmatic on 19 Oct 2007 - 16:30
- Quote - (SimpleRules said @ #3)Incidentally there are movements in both Vermont and Cornwall to gain independence, don't see YouTube recognizing that.
i think you'll find that when it comes to choosing who you serve based on numbers, supporting taiwan is the clear choice...
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#4 Posted by Cryingcure on 19 Oct 2007 - 04:22
- What's going on with China recently?
Nothing against the Chinese people at all, I have no hatred towards any of them. Just that a lot of stuff has been going on.
All the stuff coming out of China that's been getting recalled
The US government saying there's been some hacking done to thier systems that came from China. Which is one I find funny. Like the US government hasn't hacked into any senstive systems of other countries before
and I doubt China is the only country hacking anything here in the US.
Now they're redirecting search engine traffic. Something's going on. -
#4.1 Posted by Magallanes on 19 Oct 2007 - 12:15
- China is a living contradiction, for one part their economy are pushing up cause the exportation and for the other side they are more a more xenophobe . How is it possible? it is not!.
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#4.2 Posted by solardog on 19 Oct 2007 - 16:19
- What do you mean something's going on? Im amazed at how many of you are suprised by this. Whats going on is China being China...wow,...this is nothing new...unfreakinbelievable.
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#4.3 Posted by ANova on 19 Oct 2007 - 22:33
- Quote - (solardog said @ #4.2)What do you mean something's going on? Im amazed at how many of you are suprised by this. Whats going on is China being China...wow,...this is nothing new...unfreakinbelievable.
Actually, China was beginning to change; they had wanted to become more like the US and adopt capitalism (at least to a point) but now the government is realizing the implications and doesn't want to lose its stronghold. It is reverting back to its old Communistic ways.
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#5 Posted by bjc4ever on 19 Oct 2007 - 04:40
- Quote -Taiwan a country China considers to be part of China.
This is not correct IMO, as of today, Taiwan isn't a country, and that's why they're not represented in the UN.
Back on topic though: i think this won't last for long, maybe for the course of the congress, then everything will be back to normal. -
#5.1 Posted by supertomtom on 19 Oct 2007 - 06:52
- Quote - (bjc4ever said @ #1)Quote -Taiwan a country China considers to be part of China.
This is not correct IMO, as of today, Taiwan isn't a country, and that's why they're not represented in the UN.
Except that having a seat in the UN does not define a country. You're a country if you have a seat in the UN, but not having a seat in the UN doesn't mean you're not a country. Definition of a country: "noun
1. a politically organized body of people under a single government;".
But anyways, I'm not surprised by their action at all. -
#5.2 Posted by PermaSt0ne on 19 Oct 2007 - 19:21
- Quote - (bjc4ever said @ #1)Quote -Taiwan a country China considers to be part of China.
This is not correct IMO, as of today, Taiwan isn't a country, and that's why they're not represented in the UN.
Back on topic though: i think this won't last for long, maybe for the course of the congress, then everything will be back to normal.
1st - taiwan is a country in every way possible. just that china is saying "no you're not......" because they don't want to accept defeat. it's like mexico saying texas isn't a state of the united states but really a part of mexico still
just because one country doesn't want to accept it, doesn't make it so
2nd - why wouldn't it last for long? it's china. they can and will do whatever they feel like. this is normal for china -
#5.3 Posted by solardog on 19 Oct 2007 - 19:42
- Quote - (PermaSt0ne said @ #5.2)Quote - (bjc4ever said @ #1)Quote -Taiwan a country China considers to be part of China.
This is not correct IMO, as of today, Taiwan isn't a country, and that's why they're not represented in the UN.
Back on topic though: i think this won't last for long, maybe for the course of the congress, then everything will be back to normal.
1st - taiwan is a country in every way possible. just that china is saying "no you're not......" because they don't want to accept defeat. it's like mexico saying texas isn't a state of the united states but really a part of mexico still
just because one country doesn't want to accept it, doesn't make it so
2nd - why wouldn't it last for long? it's china. they can and will do whatever they feel like. this is normal for china
There are actually a few political groups saying that exact thing. And everything else you said is spot on. Im really stunned at how so many people are so illinformed about China. Whats with all the surprise? -
#5.4 Posted by aclca on 04 May 2008 - 16:31
- (PermaSt0ne said @ #5.2)(bjc4ever said @ #1)Taiwan a country China considers to be part of China.
This is not correct IMO, as of today, Taiwan isn't a country, and that's why they're not represented in the UN.
Back on topic though: i think this won't last for long, maybe for the course of the congress, then everything will be back to normal.
1st - taiwan is a country in every way possible. just that china is saying "no you're not......" because they don't want to accept defeat. it's like mexico saying texas isn't a state of the united states but really a part of mexico still
just because one country doesn't want to accept it, doesn't make it so
2nd - why wouldn't it last for long? it's china. they can and will do whatever they feel like. this is normal for china
so much stupid men!boring!
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#6 Posted by +Octol on 20 Oct 2007 - 01:47
- "China is a sleeping giant. When it awakens, the earth will shake."
Napoleon Bonapart
Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land pointed out that a 2002 Reuters article documents China's previous use of Internet traffic redirection as a means of retaliation against Google. Why would China do such a thing? Theories range from this week's various events: Chinese Communist Party Congress - happens every 5 years and is typically a time of heightened government sensitivity, Chinas unhappiness of Dalai Lama's warm reception in Washington and Google's YouTube launch of a local site in Taiwan a country China considers to be part of China.