Yahoo's role in the 2004 imprisonment of Shi Tao, a Chinese dissident, came under the spotlight last week as the search portal's general counsel acknowledged that Yahoo had known more about the case than he originally testified last year; and Yahoo founder Jerry Yang appeared yesterday before a congressional committee to testify about the case. Other internet groups such as Microsoft's MSN and Google have drawn fire for adjusting services to avoid upsetting China's censors, while Cisco has attracted controversy for supplying network equipment that the Chinese authorities use to censor the internet and monitor users. How can western managers steer an acceptable path when doing business in China? Is it enough to say that a company has no choice but to comply with local laws and regulations?
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