A lot of Chinese don't understand why people in the West are critical of China. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Anything illegal under Chinese law is, of course, not protected by copyright. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
One day, people in China may be able to see the records of conversations between multinational tech companies and the Chinese authorities. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If China someday gains a more fair, just, and accountable system of government, it will be due to the hard work and… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
As a condition for entry into the Chinese market, Apple had to agree to the Chinese government's censorship criteria in vetting the… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Normalization of U.S.-China relations in 1979, combined with economic reforms and opening, transformed the Chinese people's lives. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
There is a great deal of concern in the Chinese military that Taiwan's reunification with China is drifting further and further away. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The Chinese government clearly sees Internet and mobile innovation as a major driver of its global economic competitiveness going forward. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
One thing is very clear from the chatter I see on Chinese blogs, and also from just what people in China tell… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If you just technically adhere to the law, sometimes that's enough, sometimes it's not; it's really hard to predict. There is definitely… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Right after September 11, 2001, there weren't really any blogs in China, but there were a lot of Chinese chatrooms - and… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
On Apple's special store for the Chinese market, apps related to the Dalai Lama are censored, as is one containing information about… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I get the impression that most Chinese entrepreneurs are so focussed on doing what they need to do to succeed in the… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
When Google went into China, there were some people who said they shouldn't compromise at all - that it is very bad… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Almost every week, there are stories in the press or on Chinese social media about what even the official Chinese media call… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I don't think any foreign Internet company can effectively compete against Chinese companies in the Chinese market. The regulatory environment is so… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Yahoo! had a choice. It chose to provide an e-mail service hosted on servers based inside China, making itself subject to Chinese… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I lived in China for 9 years straight. I saw how my Chinese friends benefited and gained much more freedom to determine… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
In China's big cities, American products - say, for instance, Proctor and Gamble shampoos or many other goods - are widely coveted… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The Chinese government clearly does pay attention to public opinion expressed on the Internet - the extent to which they choose to… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If high-tech companies are serious about doing the right thing, they can join together and lobby for more transparency and accountability in… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Like it or not, Google and the Chinese government are stuck in a tense, long-term relationship, and can look forward to more… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I don't think there's any serious discussion inside the Chinese government about liberalising. I don't think anything's going to change in China… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Intermediary liability enables the Chinese authorities to minimize the number of people they need to put in jail in order to stay… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Thanks to the Internet in general and social media in particular, the Chinese people now have a mechanism to hold authorities accountable… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If I were a Chinese dissident, I'd be grateful that Cisco had helped bring the Internet to China, but I'd also be… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Whether it's Baidu or Chinese versions of YouTube or Sina or Sohu, Chinese Internet sites are getting daily directives from the government… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
For centuries, the Yangtze River - the longest in Asia - has played an important role in China's history, culture, and economy.… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
When U.S. commercial interests press the Chinese government to do a better job of policing Chinese websites for pirated content, a blind… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The Chinese government sometimes shuts down the Internet and mobile services in specific areas where unrest occurs. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
There is clearly a constituency that appreciates the message that Google is sending, that it finds the Chinese government's attitude to the… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I do not know of a Chinese blogger who has gone to jail, but I know several who have had their blogs… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If China someday gains a more fair, just, and accountable system of government, it will be due to the hard work and efforts of… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
In January 2012, Google Plus started to roll out support for nicknames and pseudonyms, but those registering with a name other than their real-life… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
It becomes dangerous for somebody who doesn't want their boss to know their sexual preference to use online networks to push for laws supporting… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If high-tech companies are serious about doing the right thing, they can join together and lobby for more transparency and accountability in the way… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Any new legal measures, or cooperative arrangements between government and companies meant to keep people from organizing violence or criminal actions, must not be… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Professional camera crews are rarely there when a bomb goes off or a rocket lands. They usually show up afterwards. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Google's entire business model and its planning for the future are banking on an open and free Internet. And it will not succeed if… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
A number of countries, including Russia and China, have put forward proposals to regulate aspects of the Internet like 'crime' and 'security' that are… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
You don't have to be a nerd or a programmer or a network engineer to make a difference. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
A moral argument about whether censorship is good or bad deteriorates quickly into accusations about who is more or less patriotic, moral, pious, and… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
There's a real contradiction that's difficult to explain to the West and the outside world about China and about the Internet. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
