Google Problem in China

• Dhananjay kumar

• Jaipuria institute of management, noida

Larry Page & Sergey Brin- the Founders of Google

• Source: Bear Sterns

Baidu – a domestic search engine of China emerged as the biggest rival of Google by the beginning of 2004.

Fig: Internet Market in China

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Tiananmen Square• It is a public place in Beijing, China and is the largest open urban area in the

world.• Between April and June1989 the square witnessed student led demonstration

demanding freedom for press , which was soon joined by intellectuals and urban workers.

• Protester defies government call to disperse.• On June 4,1989,army tanks and infantry were sent to Tiananmen Square to crush

the protests.• This resulted in death of around 2500 civilian , while some source claimed it was

around 5000.

Falun Gong• Founded by Li Hongzhi , Falun Gong is a system of qigong(aspect of chinese

medicine involving the coordination of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and motions of body).

• It advocates practice of five sets of meditation exercises , introduced in China in 1992.

• By late 1990s it gain popularity all over the world.• In 1999, the government of China started suppressing Falun Gong referring the

practice as evil.

Tibet Independence/Dalai Lama• Tibet which is under control of china is considered as an illegitimate military

occupation by Tibetans loyal to the Dalai Lama• Dalai Lama flee from Tibet in 1959 , and settled in India.• As of 2005, Tibet is seeking an autonomous status similar to Hong Kong

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