Long over due action directed at Beijing.Beijing feels , because of its market, it could do any thing on any front, be it Humanitarian issues,be it aiding Pakistan,aiding North Korea.True it has markets.It needs the services and technologies too.Companies might worth remember India too has a large market and most importantly a Free Society and a growing Economic power house.
The Google setback for Beijing comes at a time of growing disillusionment with China, to which recent developments add weight:
–Beijing’s conduct at the Copenhagen climate summit exposed the limits of China’s alignment with developing countries. Further, it was criticized for its relatively low level of engagement among the world powers, sending a signal that the more powerful China becomes, the less inclined Beijing is to consensus building.
–Blame for the financial crisis and recession of the past couple of years can be laid at the door of the U.S. and EU, but China has a key role to play in addressing the imbalances that helped fuel the problem. Yet policy, for example, on the exchange rate is entirely inward-looking.
http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/18/china-google-policy-business-oxford-analytica.html?partner=alerts
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