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MOSCOW. (Dmitry Kosyrev, RIA Novosti political...
as a result, the world has turned its attention to these people, who represent one-third of the Chinese population, and probably the best part of it. Many of them were educated in the United States or in Singapore. They can communicate in several languages. And they are engaged in a very heated and detailed debate on the Google case.Their discussion seems intelligent and funny compared with the rigid official language for some reason preferred by the U.S. Internet users debating the same problem. Chinese Internet users are showing bright and original humor and a good grasp of the local business situation, as well as strong materialistic approach to assessment. For example, they immediately grasped the essence and announced how much was at stake in the Google case: $300 million, or the search engine"s annual earnings in China.
But is this figure correct? Can 400 million Internet users be mistaken? What if they can"t agree among themselves?