Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, is on a mission to help America in its tech competition with China. While many laud his efforts, others say he wields too much influence.
Illustration by Luis Grañena
When Eric Schmidt was the CEO of Google, he was a strong proponent of the idea that having U.S. internet companies operating in China would be beneficial to both countries. Even after Google was the target of a major cyberattack in 2009, forcing the company to make a decision about whether to stay in the mainland, Schmidt advocated for staying, "I believed that it would be better to stay in China, and help China to be more open," he said.He made the comments in a BBC interview he gave after step
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