The main issue brought up in this case, is the release of Shi Tao’s personal email information to the Chinese government. By releasing this information, the Chinese government was able to prosecute and jail Shi Tao for disseminating state secrets. This posed an ethical dilemma for Yahoo, as they had to make a decision as to whether or not they would release this information to China. It poses the question of how much social responsibility Yahoo had to protect the identity and privacy of Shi Tao, in addition to his right of free expression. Yahoo explicitly states in their company beliefs that, “We are committed to maintaining our customers’ trust” and “We take our users privacy very seriously”.
Answer: I think Google already made the right choice to enter the Chinese market and censor its own site, rather than allowing the Chinese government to do it. This is like the win win solution for both parties, where the google can still entering the market, and the government can still protect the information acces according to the law. By censoring the material itself, Google has greater control toward their service. 3. If all foreign search engines companies declined to invest directly in China due to
While Richard Milhous Nixon is seen as the worst president in the history of the United States of America, many people and historians also believe he did “one thing right.” That “one thing”0 would be his trip to China or as Richard Nixon himself referred to it -“the week that changed the world”0 However did it really change the world? Or was it just a political move made by the Nixon administration in an election year? Though the visit to China did help in opening up trade and communication, it was useless for President Nixon to personally go to China, and was not a history changing event like it was portrayed. In the year of 1971 it was revealed that a top secret meeting was held in China between America’s top foreign relations officer -Henry
The first one is to go to China and create a joint venture, the second is to go to China and begin the implementation with the “Go” Game strategy, and the last is to decide to stay out of China because the company is not ready and is willing to take the risk. Marine Gilet 10/21/12 The Acer Group’s China manufacturing decision: I. Statement of the problem: 1) Identification of the problem: The Acer Group is one of the world’s largest PC and computer component manufacturers. In 1998, M.Y.Lin, the vice-president of Acer’s Global Operations Centre for manufacturing operations had to figure out if whether or not, Acer should start full-scale manufacturing operation in the Chinese mainland. Relationships between Taiwan and China were pretty tense, mainly for political reasons.
Marina Machado Subject: Case 2 - Coping with Corruption in Trading with China Prof - 24/02/2014 1 - List all the different types of bribes, payments, or favors represented in this case under (a) FCPA, (b) Criminal Law of PRC, and (c) Law Against Unfair Competition of the PRC. Why is each either legal or illegal? Under the FCPA, there are two major types of bribes involved which are extortion and regular bribery. These two types of bribes are somewhat similar but are not the same depending on how they are being demanded for. In the sense that bribery is totally illegal anywhere in the world while extortion is not considered illegal in some counties but it is illegal in the United State.
His lawyers showed that the vials of protein gels could be purchased in China. The University of California did not have an invoice with an amount on it for the vials of protein gels. Bin Han had picked up the vials on his way home and put them in the freezer until he brought them to his lab. As to the one-way ticket to China, Bin Han’s mother was ill and he did not know when he was leaving or coming back. This brought his felony charges down to misdemeanor charges.
Through examining the letter sent to King George III, it appears as though Qian Long is attempting to minimize his subjects’ exposure to foreign influences. Qian Long refutes King George’s attempt to enter China as he acknowledges the concern of British/Chinese trade. The rationale behind the attempt of King George III to plant European nationals in China was to exercise control over his country's trade. But Britain had been trading in Canton for many years, and was received well by Chinese traders. The Emperor rebuts King George’s approach with simple logic, saying “Peking is nearly two thousand miles from Canton, and at such a distance what possible control could any British representative exercise?” By slaying British attempts to justify penetration into China, Qian Long embodies power and prejudice while secluding his peoples and culture.
Technically, China does have some laws against taking bribes but there is a fine line between bribes and gift giving. It is an acceptable practice to give gifts to the officials that a company works with because it shows respect and that you value their friendship. The problem is that the gifts are becoming more and more expense to ensure the company gets everything that is needed to open a division in their country. The Chinese government is getting more aggressive with cracking down on officials taking bribes in order to fast track business licenses, but there is still a long way to go. According to FCPA, it is illegal in the United States to bribe or accept a bribe in return for favors, and most statewide business will abide by these laws.
In addition, Shaffer effectively defends her idea that banning handguns will have no effect on reduction of violent crime, but may actually increase instances of gun crimes. This is due to the fact that civilians would no longer be able to defend themselves effectively. The second article, “Gun control standoff” both sides remain unsolved in bitter debate. Gun control continues to bring out the worst in public opinions. Jost states: “Gun control supporters blame the high rate of violent crime and the large number of gun accidents and suicides on the easy availability of firearms and
For instance, China has created the Great Firewall of China to limit the Internet access in China. Facebook is one of these social networking websites that had been banned in China since 2009, because of national security risks (“Internet,” 2014). In Iran, due to the fear of an opposition movement that targets their nation’s politics, both Twitter and Facebook are completely prohibited (Kirkland, 2014). Although, these countries justify their reasons for their Internet censorship with the aim to protect their nationality, it generates an inequitable right that all humans are supposed to receive. Imagine that if you need to work in another