My CNET Asia blogging colleague, Doug Crets, is too modest to blow his own horn. So I'll blow it for him. Go check out his article on the ethical woes of "American Internet companies in China" in the Asia Sentinal. Doug doesn't pull his punches:

Tech giants operating in China don't stress the ethical principles they follow in other parts of the world, particularly in the United States and Europe. Lured by the massive, rapidly expanding market, the Chinese Government can take advantage of companies' desire for profit to compel obedience and use the technology to disenfranchise users. Far from opening up the Internet in China, the actions of Google and others have been a disheartening case of Western companies getting in line with the restrictive practices imposed by the Chinese state on their own large--and dominant--Internet players, like Baidu, the leading search engine.

The article also includes comments from always thoughtful Rebecca MacKinnon. Check it out.