Mixed reactions on Google's action, in the chinese blogosphere

On the 22nd of March Google announced the shutdown of the company’s Chinese site. But how did the Chinese blogosphere react? What did bloggers discuss, think, debate during the days following Google’s decision? A thorough analysis, using artificial intelligence and semantic analysis, of one million blog posts posted the days following Google’s announcement shows that the reactions were far more mixed than the general image provided by media indicates. Feelings were mixed, ranging from sympathy to outrage, and the topics discussed in mainland Chinese blogs cover anything from business consequences for Google to freedom or information and Chinese culture.

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