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INTERNET: Tumblr Eyes China As Censors Watch
Bottom line: SNS operator Tumblr could quickly find its site blocked in China if it rolls out a Chinese-language edition targeting mainland users without taking formal steps to enter the country....
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WEIBO TALK: Lenovo Watches Super Bowl, Weibo Chastises WeChat
Lenovo team enjoys the Super Bowl The Super Bowl may be the most watched TV program in the US, but it’s still relatively unknown in China due to the lack of popularity of American football. But the...
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MEDIA: Rupert Murdoch Tip-Toes Back To China With Theme Park, Retail Plans
Bottom line: Rupert Murdoch’s shift in China strategy towards less controversial retail and entertainment projects looks smart, but is likely to meet with lukewarm success due to lack of awareness of...
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INTERNET: Google U-Turns Back To China With App Store Plan
Bottom line: Google could open a Chinese version of its app store by the end of this year and spend aggressively to quickly gain market share, but would face negative backlash from western critics for...
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INTERNET: Twitter CEO Exits, China Re-Think Coming?
Bottom line: Twitter’s new CEO is likely to re-think the company’s decision to stay out of China due to Beijing’s strict self-censorship policies, and could ultimately make a play for the market in the...
View ArticleNews Digest: September 25, 2015
The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on September 25. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline....
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INTERNET: Google Tries Transparency on Road Back to China
Bottom line: Google should follow the example set by LinkedIn and Apple and be more transparent when it returns to China, and should work with Beijing to forge a more constructive relationship. Google...
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INTERNET: Baidu Talks De-Listing, Qihoo Chief Naps at Internet Pow-wow
Bottom line: China’s global Internet conference this week was mostly empty pageantry, but it did reveal that Baidu might like to privatize from New York one day, and attracted a handful of...
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INTERNET: Smog, Propaganda Boss Greet Facebook’s Zuckerberg in Beijing
Bottom line: Mark Zuckerberg’s latest visit to Beijing and meeting with a top propaganda official show his hopes of bringing Facebook to China are still alive, and could result in announcement of a new...
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INTERNET: LinkedIn Networks in China with Low-Key Approach
Bottom line: LinkedIn’s rapid growth in China has been aided by its low-key approach to the sensitive market, and a high degree of autonomy for its local unit from its distant US-based parent. LinkedIn...
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INTERNET: Amnesty, Employees Launch Google Attack
Bottom line: A major new campaign calling on Google to abandon its plan to return to China’s search market will add pressure on the company to reconsider its decision, but is unlikely to succeed unless...
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