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We appeal to the U.S. government to do all it can to help us provide beneficial services to Chinese citizens lawfully and in a way consistent with our shared values.
Ultimately US companies in China face a choice -- comply with Chinese law or leave.
Yahoo cannot take this ... on by itself.
No one industry can tackle this (dictates of a country's government) on its own.
I couldn't sit in an office in California and tell a Chinese citizen in Beijing not to follow a lawful demand of the Chinese government.
I am disturbed by the testimony that a plant that appears to be good for the ratepayers of Entergy will back away because they don't get the rate (arrangement) they want.
Let me state our view clearly and without equivocation: We condemn punishment of any activity internationally recognized as free expression, whether that punishment takes place in China or anywhere else in the world.
We no longer operate the company on a day-to-day basis.
We do not have the leverage to pressure the Chinese into changing their policies. Ultimately, we have to ask ourselves, 'are the Chinese citizens better off with or without our services?
We believe this is a government-to-government issue and no one company and no one industry can handle it on its own.
When we receive a demand from law enforcement authorized under the law of the country in which we operate, we must comply. This is a real example of why this issue is bigger than any one company and any one industry. All companies must respond in the same way.
We would like to keep the flow of the money in Massachusetts.
We believe information is power. We also believe the Internet is a positive force in China. It has revolutionized information access, helps create open societies and helps accelerate the gradual evolution toward a more outward-looking Chinese society.
We always reserve the right to get better.
Failure to comply in China could have subjected Yahoo China and its employees to criminal charges including imprisonment.
We all face the same struggle between American values and the laws we must obey.
The Shi Tao case raises profound and troubling questions about basic human rights, Ultimately American companies in China face a choice: comply with Chinese law, or leave.
It's about business. I'd like to see the state weigh in on this issue and believe me, they will.
It's routine for a virus to cross hemispheres from Russia to Canada via the Arctic.
It's really taken off. And it's not only taken off, but it also has potential to take down systems.
These issues are larger than any one company or any one industry.
All that money was supposed to go to cities and towns. Take the cap off the lottery.