Google Problem In China

• Dhananjay kumar

• Jaipuria institute of management, noida

Larry Page & Sergey Brin- the Founders of Google

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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 • •

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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 •

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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 •

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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

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