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Behind Google's Recent Decision About China

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wish-i-had-that-clout dept.

yuhong writes "This article by The Independent takes a look at what is behind the recent decisions made by Google regarding China, particularly regarding Sergey Brin, born in the USSR, [and whose origins] played a big part in this decision. From the article: 'He's always had an emotional tug within him, saying "we shouldn't be making compromises," says Ken Auletta, the author of Googled: The End of the World As We Know It.'"

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  1. Re:Like Father Like Son by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Well, even after "cashing out", they'll still control 48% of the voting rights, so it would have to be a unanimous vote against them, with nobody abstaining. That's unlikely.

  2. Re:Hate google or not by jgardia · · Score: 5, Informative

    cajones = drawers, cojones = the word you wanted to use.

  3. Re:Hate google or not by jgtg32a · · Score: 3, Informative

    Um no,
    China owns 23.35% of the foreign dept of the US (JA is next w/ 21.13%), foreign dept is 27.90% of the total public dept.
    Giving China a grand total of 6.51% of the total dept of the US

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt

  4. Re:Like Father Like Son by blind+biker · · Score: 3, Informative

    They didn't cash in - from what I understand, they filed a notice with the SEC (per one of the Insider Trading Sanctions Acts), just in case if they want to cash in a larger part of their securities.

    That said, yes, Brin seems a nice guy through and through

    --
    "The agriculture ministry is not in charge of Gundam" - Japanese ministry official.