Meet The Chinese Leader Who Googled Himself, And The System

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http://blogs.forbes.com/gadyepstein/2010/12/06/meet-the-chinese-leader-who-googled-himself-and-the-system-that-shaped-him/


“…the central feature of leadership politics was the need to protect oneself and one’s family from attack after leaving office. Thus, current leaders carefully cultivated proteges who would defend their interests once they stepped down.”

"That was the prologue to last year’s attempted hack on Google, which “a well-placed contact” says was “coordinated at the Politburo Standing Committee level.” The same cable says, “Another contact claimed a top PRC leader was actively working with Google competitor Baidu against Google.”"

Earlier this year I was in an event where Eric Xu, a cofounder of Baidu, commented about the competition between Google and Baidu or "foreign" vs domestic firms in general. He proudly said that the "they" won't be able to compete with "us",  because the Government has figured it all out. This is especially shameful coming from a guy who is supposed to be one of the the next-generation business leaders in China. Not to mention this approach would harm the information/media industry in the long run, much like what piracy has done to software industry.


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