Heim,+Emily-+Asia

=Current Events about Asia =

Summary:** Google has released a new Chinese version. It includes translations, email, maps... pretty much the same as google in English except for one major difference. Our web sites aren't censored by the government. Of course, there are other Chinese search engines, like Baidu, but some people will miss Google. The company is no longer willing to accept censorship and will shut down the Chinese version if it continues.
 * __02/12/10 Google in China and Censorship__

I don't think its right for the Chinese government to be able to censor what people say or think. When I was reading the articles about it, I was reminded of the 100 flowers campaign that we started learning about the other day in class. The government should be able to have imput to a certain point but not go to the extent of hacking into Google to block certain sites and topics.
 * Opinion:**

In my opinion I liked the BBC article best. It was a little easier to read just because of the language it used. Both articles explained about the censorship and had quotes from people that actually used the site. (Issac Mao, a blogger was quoted for Business Week.Liao Yuting, a Journalism student in China was quoted in the BBC article.) They were written in a little different style, the BBC article was well written and so was the Business Week article, but the Buisness Week article was more confusing. It talked about the issue from a business point of view instead of a practical view. Both articles also talked about Google's major competitor, Baidu, and had facts like the percentage of people who used it to search. The main difference was just the way all the facts were connected and other elements like pictures. The Business Week article had a more negative tone about the whole issue and sounded like Google was expected to fail from the beginning while the BBC article was more supportive of the effort.
 * Compare and Contrast:**

BusinessWeek Einhorn, Bruce. "In China, Google Declares War on Censorship." //Business Week// 13 January 2010: Web. 11 Feb 2010. .
 * Links:**

BBC Bristow, Michael. "Google builds loyal following in China." //British Brodcasting Corporation// 22 January 2010: Web. 11 Feb 2010. [].


 * __03/19 Dalai Lama Visit__

Summary:** The Dalai Lama met with the President of the United States. China is not happy about this because it "interfered with internal affairs". This isn't the first time China hasn't liked the dalai lama meeting with presidents and other government leaders from other countries. He an exiled spiritual leader from Tibet. The meeting is not known to affect President Hu's visit to the US, but has complicated relations. According to a US statement Obama has "strong support for the preservation of Tibet's unique religious, cultural and linguistic identity, and the protection of human rights for Tibetans". The meeting was controversial because of the debate over China's right to have control over Tibet.

I think both sides are wrong and they should come to a compromise. It wasn't right for the Dalai Lama to talk to the president, but the Chinese government shouldn't be able to control what he does. He's in exile, so where is he supposed to go? China will be upset, no matter what he does. I'm not sure if i want Tibet to not be ruled by China or not but im siding towards it being it's own country.
 * Opinion:**

I liked the CNN article best. It was longer and included more information. It also had two videos of the Dalai Lama and one of him with the president. The ABC article only had a picture of them together and the Dalai Lama talking to the press. Both sources used the same quotes about the Chinese government's "strong dissatisfaction". I also liked the CNN article best because it included some information about why there was an issue with the Dalai Lama visiting the president and a survey of the American people showing which side they were on.
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