Two interesting posts from Richard at The Peking Duck: first on an apology from Google co-founder Sergey Brin for decisions the proliferating company has made in regards to its operations in China and reconsideration thereof.

Writes Richard: “Interesting to see that they are debating “reversing course” – I'd like to hear more about that. Maybe it has to do with the fact that for all the compromises, google.com and gmail are still often blocked in most parts of China. (Check the comments to this post for verification.)“

Followed by a take on Chinese authorities’ indignant response to the American State Department's call for a full accounting of the deaths taken during student, worker and Beijing locals’ protests in the Chinese capitol in early summer 1989:

“I do think China owes its people a complete and open investigation into what happened on June 4 and the following days…China may feel the story is “closed,” but history doesn't work that way. WWII ended 61 years ago and we're still examining it with a flood of new books each year, just as we still examine the fall of the Caesars.”