The Case Against Yahoo: Implications for Business in China
On March 7 Ms. Yu Lin, wife of a Chinese dissident who was given a 10-year prison sentence for publicizing his writing on the internet, arrived in the United States. The purpose of Ms. Yu's trip to the U.S. is to seek legal action against Yahoo for cooperating with the Chinese authorities and releasing her husband's email information to them, which resulted in his imprisonment. Is internet a safe place for Chinese citizens to express their views in this electronic age? Are American investments in China actually helping Chinese people's call for freedom of speech or holding them back in their effort?
