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martedì, settembre 20, 2005
Cina e dintorni.
 Secondo il WSJ Pechino si è convinta che un Kim neutralizzato è nel suo interesse. Altro concentrato di ottimismo un po' prematuro, ma vale la lettura. C'è fermento anche nel settore nucleare cinese (civile). Il WP non si morde la lingua sul caso Yahoo-Shi Tao: This is not merely an abstract business ethics issue: Yahoo's behavior in China could have real consequences for U.S. foreign policy. Over the past two decades, many have argued -- ourselves included -- that despite China's authoritarian and sometimes openly hostile government, it is nevertheless right to encourage American companies to work there. Their very presence has been thought to make the society more open, if not necessarily more democratic. If that is no longer the case -- if, in fact, American companies are helping China become more authoritarian, more hostile and more of an obstacle to U.S. goals of democracy promotion around the world -- then it is time to rethink the rules under which they operate. Non solo Yahoo, sottolinea Max Boot: So this is the kind of regime whose laws Yahoo shows such great respect for. Unfortunately, its conduct is not out of the ordinary, either for it or for other American media firms operating in China. They all eagerly kowtow to a despicable police state. Yahoo, Google, MSN and other Web search engines have agreed to block searches in China involving words such as "Tibetan independence" or "human rights." Bloggers can't post messages involving "democracy" or other "dangerous" concepts. Rupert Murdoch's Star TV has agreed not to carry BBC news or other information that the Chinese government might not like. Cisco has sold Beijing thousands of routers programmed to monitor Internet usage and flag for the secret police any "subversive" sentiments. Ma Rebecca MacKinnon spiega che ci sono differenze. Cosa è successo alle ragazze cinesi? Nulla di buono, purtroppo. Aborti e sterilizzazioni forzate non sono un ricordo del passato: il crimine continua nella rising China (not so rising). |
A Fabio.
A Luisa.   
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