Congress Berates Yahoo over China Policies

[Bill_Thompson]

Congress Berates Yahoo over China Policies

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang heard withering criticism Tuesday at an unusually dramatic congressional hearing on the company's role in the imprisonment of dissidents in China.

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Gao Qin Sheng, center, mother of Chinese journalist Shi Tao, who was sentenced by China to 10 years in prison with the help of information provided by Yahoo, bursts into tears after committee chairman Rep. Tom Lantos requested Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, left, publicly apologize to Mr. Shi's family.

"While technologically and financially you are giants, morally you are pygmies," Rep. Tom Lantos (D., Calif.), who called the hearing on Capitol Hill, told Yahoo's co-founder and Chief Executive Jerry Yang and General Counsel Michael Callahan. "This testimony has been an appallingly disappointing performance."

[Bill_Thompson]

A Chinese friend suggested that this is a hard one to call. You want to be in a country. You want to make their government like you. What do you do if they ask you to help them find a political agitator?

[Halcyon Dayz, FCD]

A Chinese friend suggested that this is a hard one to call. You want to be in a country. You want to make their government like you. What do you do if they ask you to help them find a political agitator?

You play dum.

[Heid the Ba]

Would the US Congress expect Yahoo to help track or expose those considered enemies of the US?

[Blue Monster 65]

Ahem! *cough!*cough!*telecoms*cough!*cough!*

Woof! - Scott

[Bill_Thompson]

A Chinese friend suggested that this is a hard one to call. You want to be in a country. You want to make their government like you. What do you do if they ask you to help them find a political agitator?

You play dum.

Sorry, I mean it would be hard for a big company.