"But some analysts say that the behavior of high-tech multinationals ultimately may have less effect on freedom of expression than the changing appetites of 1.3 billion information-hungry consumers in China and the voices of people such as Li and deputy editor Lu Yuegang, who are challenging the system at substantial personal risk."
Absolutely! Censorship and freedom of expression issues in China are not the responsibility of Google and Yahoo - it is up to the Chinese people. What do they want? Is social harmony and stability more important to them than individual expression?
Which makes me wonder - is western freedom of expression necessarily related to moral relativism? Does the individualism of western freedoms create
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