GOOGLE 's motto is don't be evil ,but in China , it is so rare to see such a big company like Google can really stand for its value , for its cause
this time I am sorry China , though I am a Chinese , I think you are making the biggest mistake or crime if you force Google leave China . 2010/1/15 Wong Leo <[email protected]> > After Google’s bombshell > announcement<http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html?utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-ww-ww-bk-cn&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=google%20china>of > its possible pull out from China, besides hectically backing-up documents > stored on Google doc, Chinese internet users have been voicing lament, anger > at the authorities as well as extensive applause for Google. In Shanghai, > people are organizing a tribute to Google by bringing flowers to their > office. Over the past 3 years, Google’s services such as search, Gmail and > Google doc have become a popular and highly efficient way of communication > among the urban elites in China. Just to give you a personal example, both > of my workplaces are highly reliant on these services. > > In my humble observation, this might pan out to be an crucial event that > could shape China’s history by awakening its young, fledgling civil society. > It is fair to say that Google’s users in China are the most cosmopolitan and > enlightened people in the country. > > - The majority of them are in their 20’s to 30’s, grew up in relative > stability and now enjoying the opportunities and wealth that the new > resurgent China has brought them. > - Many have gone abroad to study or have had a fair amount of > international exposure. I, and many many of my colleagues and friends > belong > to this bunch. > - We want to believe that our government would one day realize its > strategies have to change in the 21st century even when it has repeatedly > made authoritarian and outdated decisions with regards to the web and many > other issues. We might even have fervently defended our government when it > is criticized or ‘attacked’. > - Many of us are ambivalent at best about issues like free/speech, > human/rights and censorship, because we don’t know going against the > establishment would be the best way to bring about change in China. And > frankly, many of us are disengaged from politics because we don’t have the > courage to pay the price. > - Many of us are not activists of any cause. > > But today, a company who has brought us a fresh way of thinking and > outstanding services is forced to pull out from China. Unlike, to be honest, > the detachment and ‘how we go again’ sentiment we feel when people are > shouting ‘free XXX’, we actually feel a personal stake in it. It has hit us > harder than any prior incidents which have also exposed the deficiencies and > backward thinking of a country which doesn’t need to behave this way. > Google is on the right side of history. I am bringing flowers to them. > > Tags: censorship <http://jennyzhu.com/tag/censorship/>, civial > society<http://jennyzhu.com/tag/civial-society/>, > Google <http://jennyzhu.com/tag/google/> > > This entry was posted on Thursday, January 14th, 2010 at 1:25 pm and is > filed under China <http://jennyzhu.com/category/china/>, > internet<http://jennyzhu.com/category/internet/>, > society <http://jennyzhu.com/category/society/>. You can follow any > responses to this entry through the RSS > 2.0<http://jennyzhu.com/2010/01/14/china-internet-users-mourns-and-applauds-google/feed/>feed. > You can leave > a > response<http://jennyzhu.com/2010/01/14/china-internet-users-mourns-and-applauds-google/#respond>, > or > trackback<http://jennyzhu.com/2010/01/14/china-internet-users-mourns-and-applauds-google/trackback/>from > your own site. > > > -- > Leo Wong > -------------------------------------- > http://helpsuzhou.blogbus.com/ HELP > There is something very special and powerful about engaging directly with > the real teacher and real Kids > > -- Leo Wong -------------------------------------- http://helpsuzhou.blogbus.com/ HELP There is something very special and powerful about engaging directly with the real teacher and real Kids
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