[Foundation-l] Baidupedia copyvio collections

Andre Engels andreengels at gmail.com
Thu Jun 12 10:10:02 UTC 2008


2008/6/12 Waerth <waerth at asianet.co.th>:

> Then they weren't impressed enough with the face loosing potential. It
> isn't an easy thing. It must be done in such a way that you are the
> honorable party (and no not western honor, Asian/Chinese honor). And it
> must make you look smart and subtle (so absolutely not a lot of talking
> and compromising). And it must offer them a way out in which they can
> gain face to the public at large. So that even though they take a step
> back, publicly it will appear that they have gained. Very common thing
> in politics here. And what also helps is if you can offer them a
> scapegoat on whom to put all of the blame.

Problem is: How can a relatively small American foundation that is
blocked from China have any credulity in threatening to let China's
largest internet firm loose face?

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Andre Engels, andreengels at gmail.com
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