Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 11:13 AM
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Shenzhen court unfreezes the personal assets of the journalists, foxconn now sues BOTH the newspaper AND the two journalists and seeks only 1 RMB instead of 3 million RMB in damages
Journalists:
weng bao went to beijing last night.
Weng Bao's blog (sohu, in chinese)
Wang You's blog (sohu, in chinese)
Foxconn:
foxconn spokesman talks to newspaper (in chinese)
foxconn statement (in chinese)
??? no comment
The court:
the Shenzhen court says that technically, nothing wrong with the appealing process
Apple:
Apple helps mediate iPod story lawsuitApple Asked to Help Journalists in Foxconn Story
Reporters Without Borders sent a letter to Apple Computer CEO, Steve Jobs, asking for help with the lawsuit Foxconn brought against the reporter and editor of the article exposing workplace violations at the Longhua factory that makes iPods.
The public:
questions are raised as follows:
- how shall we view the social responsibilities of a company?
- how much does foxconn contribute to the local community?
- should we welcome foreign investment with any price?
- what's wrong with china's position inthe value creatino chain?
eswn - The PR War of FoxConn verus Mediadanwei - Some differing views on FoxconnImagethief - What was Foxconn thinking?Media coverage:
eswn - media coverage roundupchina daily - Journalists in defamation case voice grievances on blogJournalists open blog to garner supportBackgrounds:
apple report (
chinese,
english)