Comments on: Pictures worth a Thousand Yuan http://www.derekscruggs.com/pictures-worth-a-thousand-yuan.html Answering questions about entrepreneurship, internet marketing, PHP/MySQL and doing business with China. (How's that for diversity?) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:07:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Derek Scruggs http://www.derekscruggs.com/pictures-worth-a-thousand-yuan.html#comment-5257 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:43:53 +0000 http://www.derekscruggs.com/pictures-worth-a-thousand-yuan.html#comment-5257 David, I agree. In general I believe that engagement is better than non-engagement. China in 1975 - pre-Deng Xiaoping reforms - was much more dangerous to the West (and repressive to its people) than they are now after tasting some (if not all) of the fruits of Western style freedom. Google's mistake was to make a big deal about the "Don't be evil" thing in a world that is not black and white. On the other hand, I also am glad critics are willing to make a big deal about it. Sustained pressure over a long period is essential to continue nudging China in the right direction. (That goes both ways. The US is rightly criticized for some of its behavior and sometimes, grudgingly, changes.) David, I agree. In general I believe that engagement is better than non-engagement. China in 1975 - pre-Deng Xiaoping reforms - was much more dangerous to the West (and repressive to its people) than they are now after tasting some (if not all) of the fruits of Western style freedom. Google’s mistake was to make a big deal about the “Don’t be evil” thing in a world that is not black and white.

On the other hand, I also am glad critics are willing to make a big deal about it. Sustained pressure over a long period is essential to continue nudging China in the right direction. (That goes both ways. The US is rightly criticized for some of its behavior and sometimes, grudgingly, changes.)

]]> by: David Temple http://www.derekscruggs.com/pictures-worth-a-thousand-yuan.html#comment-5254 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:12:55 +0000 http://www.derekscruggs.com/pictures-worth-a-thousand-yuan.html#comment-5254 I agree, its certainly not a black and whilte thing. I'm sure Google's share holders aren't fighting this. Besides where do you draw the line? Are all these Google bashers going to boycott Chinese goods? I don't think so, they wouldn't have anything to buy. In the long run it will all sort itself out. dt I agree, its certainly not a black and whilte thing. I’m sure Google’s share holders aren’t fighting this. Besides where do you draw the line? Are all these Google bashers going to boycott Chinese goods? I don’t think so, they wouldn’t have anything to buy. In the long run it will all sort itself out. dt

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