Using servers located in the U.S., Google has begun offering in Chinese version Google.com in 2000. The site, however, was often unavailable or slow due to censorship by the Chinese government. After a long debate in the company, Google has decided to offer a modified version of its site, Google.cn, using servers in China. Explores how Google and various foreign Internet companies entering the Chinese market has reacted to Internet censorship. Companies offering internet services was the obligation not to disseminate information that "damages the honor or interests of the State" or "violating public order or destroys public stability." Google.cn does not include features that allow users to provide content - he offered no e-mail or the opportunity to create blogs - with the users of the material can be captured by the Chinese government to put people in danger of being arrested. Google plans to self-censorship, conform to Chinese laws, and think about the services it provides. Along with other Internet companies, however, Google is facing severe criticism and political pressure in the United States for what was seen as a partnership with Chinese government censorship. Google had to decide whether to change its operating policies and what to do with critical comments. "Hide
by David P. Baron, Chen Liechtenstein Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business 8 pages. Publication Date: November 15, 2006. Prod. #: P54-PDF-ENG
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