After several sophisticated incursions into user accounts, some say by the Government, Google has decided to reconsider its position in China, up to and including the end of operations in the country. In the past several hours censorship by Google has ended, and Chinese are now able to view articles and pictures the Government deems inappropriate. These include pictures of the Dalai Lama, the Tiananmen Square protests and web pages devoted to Falun Gong. While the Chinese Government is yet to comment, it would not be surprising if they evicted Google altogether. Currently, all Google staff in China are on paid leave.
Given this latest development, is the sleeping dragon quickly ostracizing itself from the west? Is China’s unwillingness to give up a little control in the hopes of becoming a world power hindering efforts? Does China have more to gain than to loose?
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