Sunday, January 17, 2010
Yahoo criticised by Alibaba for 'reckless' China stance
Posted on 4:02 PM by Latest News
Yahoo said it was "aligned" with Google's position that the violation of internet privacy was deeply disturbing and something that had to be opposed.
But an Alibaba Group spokesman said on Saturday it did not "share this view".
Beijing has tried to play down Google's threat to pull out of China because of attacks by hackers and censorship.
In what correspondents say is an unusual move, the US state department said on Friday that it was to make a formal protest about the incident to China's government and demand an explanation.
'Business as usual'
Yahoo closed its offices in China several years ago when it sold much of its business there to the Alibaba Group, in which it has a 39% stake. It runs Taobao, China's largest online retailer, as well as the country's largest e-commerce site, Alibaba.com.
But an Alibaba Group spokesman said on Saturday it did not "share this view".
Beijing has tried to play down Google's threat to pull out of China because of attacks by hackers and censorship.
In what correspondents say is an unusual move, the US state department said on Friday that it was to make a formal protest about the incident to China's government and demand an explanation.
'Business as usual'
Yahoo closed its offices in China several years ago when it sold much of its business there to the Alibaba Group, in which it has a 39% stake. It runs Taobao, China's largest online retailer, as well as the country's largest e-commerce site, Alibaba.com.
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