Why Blocked? Be Business, Dont Be Evil

June 2nd, 2006

Whenever I come across a foreign friend, “some sites were blocked at china” is one of the issue they will mention in one or two sentences.

Typically, some blog sites and bbs were blocked all the time. Such as my favorite Wordpress.com and Blogger.com.

Some times google will be down for some hours, which also happened to some foreign portals. But they appear again soon, which means they know how to do PR in China.

MSN my space also had the same experience, but they always came back in hours or not more than one day. But some free space never came back.

What happened? Why blocked?

I believed, and for sure, that all the blocked issues or contents are nothing to do with business, and are considered as evil thing in China.

Google’s informal corporate motto is “Don’e be evil.” That works in China. Evil has diferrent culture background, when you are going to make a “evil” judgement, do please “put your foot in other’s shoes”.

I would like to say something about those “blocked” issue. Be business, dont be evil.

None of the business sites and contents were blocked or forever. To buy or sale something in china is nothing to do with evil things.

Once some evil content appear at your business site, remove it as soon as possible, then you will be back. MSN my space practiced it very well.

Pure business and real business person are always welcomed in China.