Google to Resume Talks With China – WSJ.com
6+ weeks on and the “negotiations” are just getting started. Per this Wall Street Journal article-Google to Resume Talks With China-Google’s lead negotiator is Ross LaJeunesse, former deputy chief of staff to California Governor Arnold Schwarzengger.
It could be a stroke of genius for Google. The Terminator is very popular in China. A better headline might have read “Google to China: We are Sending in the Terminator…or at least his Deputy Chief of Staff.” Joking aside, I am sure Mr. LaJeunesse is a very smart and talented executive, who will likely have a lot of fun working on this issue.
Then again, his government background, even at the state level, may just further confirm in Chinese official minds that Google is inextricably linked to the US government.
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