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Google's Chinese Clients Demand Compensation

by - source: Tom's Hardware US

Google's partners in China have written and signed a letter demanding Google make their plans clear.

In a letter posted on the website of a Chinese state-run television station, 27 Google-authorized sales reps have said they are waiting "in incomparable pain and disquiet" for Google to make a decision about its position in China.

As well as demanding compensation for investors, employees and clients, the letter details the confusion brought about by the lack of answers from Google.

"We see a constant stream of information but cannot predict the future, we see business sliding, but there is nothing we can do," the BBC cites the letter as saying.

A Google spokesperson told the BBC that the company is currently reviewing the letter.

[UPDATE] It appears the letter in question may have been fraudulent. The New York Times cites Gao Min, who is in charge of Google ad sales at Beijing Zoom Interactive Media, as saying the letter is "likely fake." Min went on to say, "I have checked with the head of the company and other relevant officials and found out we haven’t sent or signed any such letter." NYT reports that Bloomberg News was able to contact 22 of the 27 companies who supposedly signed the letter and none have confirmed its authenticity.

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bak0n 03/18/2010 5:45 PM
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Hasn't china already stolen all the tech they need from google?

polly the parrot 03/18/2010 5:48 PM
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Microsoft, Yahoo, and Ask maybe, need to stand by Google and block off searching from China, then maybe the Chinese government will get the fact that they can't be over-controlling jerks anymore.

drutort 03/18/2010 5:53 PM
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thats classic... seal there code then ask for compensation too! wow brilliant, whats next?

i also agree that other search giants should join google... and they should all block and censor China! how about some of there own medicine? Let China have there closed internet with no access to the rest of the world.. lets see how far that goes for them... Oh wait whats that? you dont want the rest of the world to censor you? yet you do it your people? hmm why not? dont like it? now you know how your people feel huh...

davendork 03/18/2010 5:56 PM
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After reading that letter, I would be in "in incomparable pain and disquiet". My disquiet would be from laughing at the letter. Specifically I would be worried about the part where they admit they can't predict the future. If they had the full Interwebs in China, they could predict the future like I can. The Final Four will be

JohnnyLucky 03/18/2010 5:57 PM
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I wish the article was longer and contained more detailed information about the Chinese clients, employees, and investors.

bustapr 03/18/2010 5:57 PM
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Google should just pay what they owe to their investors and employees, and leave. The chinese people should all march on the government until they make china a democratic nation. If a certain incident occurs again, then the world will rape the chinese gov. Google be very affected by leaving china compared to what they win worldwide.

rubix_1011 03/18/2010 6:00 PM
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I would also think that Google would counter with some data that due to the Chinese government breaking in and illegally obtaining/obstructing data, all other negotiations are null and void.

Anonymous 03/18/2010 6:02 PM
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Ahaha, since when?
I have a suggestion for them: Why don't they demand to be compensated by the Chinese government for their brilliant vision of internet freedom?...

restatement3dofted 03/18/2010 6:06 PM
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"Incomparable pain and disquiet"? They certainly have dramatic exaggeration down to a science, don't they?

back_by_demand 03/18/2010 6:06 PM
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Google send a letter back to the Chinese Government stating the following answer to their request for compensation.

"No. Make me."

Letter ends.

tommysch 03/18/2010 6:07 PM
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bak0n :
Hasn't china already stolen all the tech they need from google?



Baidu!

Pei-chen 03/18/2010 6:14 PM
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Google: A contract is a contract is a contract ... but only between Ferengi.. I meant American.

rbarone69 03/18/2010 6:16 PM
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Those companies should just complain to the government and see how far they get.

back_by_demand 03/18/2010 6:44 PM
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Google decides to honour the Chinese Government by responding in Chinese writing rather than English.
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums [...] 744f82.jpg

back_by_demand 03/18/2010 6:58 PM
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Is anything from China real?
Next time someone goes to the Great Wall check it isn't just a big cardboard cutout.

JMcEntegart 03/18/2010 7:00 PM
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ashens :
Isn't that the fake one?"Letter From Chinese Ad Sellers to Google Appears Fake" (2010/03/18, NYTimes)


back_by_demand :
Google decides to honour the Chinese Government by responding in Chinese writing rather than English.http://i246.photobucket.com/albums [...] 744f82.jpg


SAL-e :
This letter could be a fake.That Letter From Google China Partners Demanding Money For The Withdrawal Was Just Another Chinese Fake



I know, I posted an update to the post, it's just taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r to update. Should be fixed in the next few minutes! :)

hennnry 03/18/2010 7:15 PM
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Nothing's real from China? Well, let's see... 80% of your consumer products have parts (or on a whole) made in China. Billions of dollars to keep US government and business running come from China too. If you are so rightous, please quit consuming anything that directly or indirectly relates to China production, and oh, take a 30% paycheck cut too, because mostly likely, your company's income/funding come from FDI originating from China.

back_by_demand 03/18/2010 7:24 PM
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hennnry :
Nothing's real from China? Well, let's see... 80% of your consumer products have parts (or on a whole) made in China. Billions of dollars to keep US government and business running come from China too. If you are so rightous, please quit consuming anything that directly or indirectly relates to China production, and oh, take a 30% paycheck cut too, because mostly likely, your company's income/funding come from FDI originating from China.


Oh sorry, you must think I am American...

davendork 03/18/2010 7:24 PM
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The perfect reply:

As per your disquiet, all are fired. Predict that, you did not!

E.S.

HalJordan 03/18/2010 8:14 PM
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Not authentic letter? Odd to receive such information on the same day that Justice Roberts is to retire...

Anonymous 03/18/2010 8:29 PM
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What did I say about the chinese government sending in the ninjas?!?! I was right!

Anonymous 03/18/2010 9:30 PM
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piss on China... they think they own the world and can dictate everyone else's lives...
maybe the rest of the world needs to stop exporting raw resources to them and place HIGH tariffs on their imported goods and lets see how quickly they become more willing to work WITHIN the Intl community....
there are a LOT of bitter Americans who's jobs went there because of our freakin politicians and them having to pay back to big companies who donated to their campaigns.... the same companies who sent our jobs there so they could have a bigger profit margin and bonuses....
remember them election time.......

Anonymous 03/18/2010 9:36 PM
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wooo. sounds like the world will stand up for google this time. and who's the world? and what is google? and why dont google just leave that let the story ended now? maybe google can't let go of that billion clicks in their search engin. or billion cellphone build in with their android apps.

Anonymous 03/18/2010 11:08 PM
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I hope google will creat a game using googlemap locate at mid-east, title something like" HELP TO FIND MASS DESTRUCTION WEAPON" or "GUESS WHERE IS BIN LADIN". winner will receive a oil refinery with a 6night 7 day trip light seeing in iraq and afghanistan. guess more exciting is you have to flight there by us air force.

bin1127 03/21/2010 5:43 AM
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polly the parrot :
Microsoft, Yahoo, and Ask maybe, need to stand by Google and block off searching from China, then maybe the Chinese government will get the fact that they can't be over-controlling jerks anymore.



they should disable their censoring filters all at once and flood china with free information.

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