The Chinese delegation with President Hu Jintao and his entourage will dine with Bill and Melinda Gates at Gates’ mansion after visiting the Microsoft campus today.
Congressman Aims At Chinese Net Censorship
Representative Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) takes aim at Internet companies doing business and China. He plans to hold hearings as chairman of the House Subcommittee on human rights next month based on reports U.S. Internet companies, including Yahoo and Microsoft, help China to suppress free speech.
Chinese Dissident Blasts Yahoo
Like other Internet players, Yahoo insists it has to play by the local rules in China, and thinks its place there can ultimately benefit the Chinese people.
Insight Into Chinese Internet
The battle for the internet in the coming years will be in China. With nearly 100 million users already and showing nothing by growth, many companies with business on the net are building models for China. In a recent interview, Mary Meeker of Morgan Stanley provided some insight into where that market is going.
Googles Chinese Distributors Unhappy With Their Cut
Google, which apparently is going to sell AdWords in China through a distributor system, is catching flack from those distributors, who believe their 20% comission is too low.
17 Chinese Dead From Mysterious Disease
Southwest China is awash with concern over yet another deadly and mysterious disease claimed the lives of 17 farm workers and caused illness in 41 others. Authorities believe the deadly malady was contracted after victims unwittingly handled sick or dead livestock.
Microsoft Sues Google Over Chinese Hire
Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Google and Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, claiming that Lee broke his contract with the Windows giant by jumping ship to the search giant.
Google Opens Chinese R&D Facility, Picks Microsoft Exec To Run It
Google’s goal to expand into the Chinese web territory seems to be coming to fruition. There has been talk of Google buying Baidu, a Chinese search engine with a large audience.
Chinese Search Engine Baidu Files IPO
The Chinese search engine, Baidu.com, has attracted Google’s eye and is taking their company public, to possibly raise interest in securing a buyout of the property.
Greenspan and Snow Advise Against Tariffs on Chinese Imports
In a testimony to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and Treasury Secretary John Snow advised against tariffs against China.