1st July 09

Asia Times Online

China doesn't want Iran unstable
By Jian Junbo

… Such views, however, miss the point and are untrue. In the first place, China never had the intention to interfere in Iranian affairs. Consequently, China has nothing to say on the current situation there, so it is quite normal for Beijing to remain mute. Such views show a lack of understanding of China's foreign policy and strategy.

China creates an Internet albatross
By Sreeram Chaulia

What happens when the world's fastest-growing Internet market is barricaded from the world's largest search engine on the pretext that the latter is promoting "lewdness?" The logic of economic competition and business expansion dictates that the service provider succumbs to pressure and restricts its content to retain access to that market. Google Inc's run-ins with China in recent weeks are testimony to the leverage that states ruling large markets enjoy over even the mightiest of multinational corporations.