Write a paper on Google in China and explain the following Tom MacLean, director of International
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Write a paper on Google in China and explain the following
• Tom MacLean, director of International Business at Google, Inc.; managed the decision to physically enter Chinese territory through the development of Google.cn—a search engine residing in China. The search results of Google.cn were subject to Chinese filtering and monitoring, which drew ire from nongovernmental organizations, academics, press, and the general public, culminating in a U.S. congressional hearing on February 15, 2005.
• Company was ridiculed for “Don’t be evil” motto, and critics blamed Google for supporting a country with a totalitarian regime, known for its numerous human-rights violations.
• MacLean won support from the top management team by suggesting that Google, Inc., maintain both the unfiltered Chinese-language site (Google.com) with the filtered China based site (Google.cn).
• The decision to develop Google.cn was complicated. In the words of Elliot Schrage, Google’s vice president of Global Communications and Public Affairs:
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