Amazon Deletes Ratings and Reviews of Xi Jinping's Book to Appease Chinese Government

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] It has been confirmed that Amazon deleted reviews and ratings related to Chinese President Xi Jinping's books on Amazon's China site to comply with the Chinese government's preferences.

According to major foreign media, reviews for the book "The Governance of China" are not available on Amazon China's homepage. "The Governance of China" is a three-volume collection of speeches and writings by President Xi. Volume 1 was published in 2014, and volumes 2 and 3 were published in 2017 and 2020, respectively.

While reviews and ratings for the book can be seen on Amazon.com, they are not available on Amazon's China site.

Foreign media reported that Amazon deleted the reviews of the book from its China site two years ago. The Chinese government requested Amazon to remove the reviews and ratings, and Amazon complied with the Chinese government's demands. To avoid antagonizing the world's largest market, Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce company, compromised its pride.

An Amazon spokesperson stated, "Amazon complies with the laws and regulations of every place where it operates," adding, "China is no exception."

China has demonstrated such strong influence that even Apple has yielded. According to a survey, the rate at which Apple complies with the Chinese government's requests rose from 65% in 2014 to 97% in 2019. Recently, Apple has been fulfilling almost all of the Chinese government's demands.

On the other hand, companies like Yahoo, Microsoft, and LinkedIn have found it difficult to do business in China and decided to withdraw from the Chinese market this year.

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