Blocked From Google
On September 16, 2004, American Dynamic Internet issued a research report focusing on Jiang, and revealed that Pinchao Jiang was blocked by the Google search engine. The same day, Yisha and Shaojun Li, two authors who had argued with Jiang, were presented an annual prize in the Chinese "New Poetry" sub-culture.
Because Google broke the promise of "Do no evil", the matter attracted international attention. The United States Congress and Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, have held hearings on the subject. On April 14, 2005, Jiang Pinchao was nominated for "The President Culture Prize" in Taiwan.
Jiang testified and supported the American congress hearing conference to the internet blockage behavior of Google, Yahoo, Cisco, and Microsoft on February 15, 2006. He accepted interviews with over 10 news outlets, such as the Associated Press, Yomiuri Shimbun, and the Central News Agency of Taiwan. The following morning, he was arrested by local police on behalf of the Chinese general embassy, but was released on the same day for lack of a proper basis for his arrest.
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