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Yahoo's China Mess

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has asked Condoleeza Rice to intervene and help free Chinese dissidents who were jailed for using the Internet to share information about life in China after Yahoo provided the Chinese government with evidence from their Yahoo accounts. It is an about-face for Yahoo, which first justified its actions by claiming it had no choice but to abide by local laws when doing business in the country.

In a letter to Rice, Yang wrote that, as Beijing prepares to host the Summer Olympics, the "window of opportunity to advance the cause of freedom" is now.
Your Dilemma: You're the CEO of a large company doing business in China. The Chinese government asks you for records that could lead to imprisonment for some who are exercising what we in the U.S. would call "freedom of speech."[poll id=19]Have your own take on how to handle a dilemma similar to the one Yahoo finds itself in? Tell us in the comments section.
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