Michael Callahan Quotes (13 Quotes)

We believe this is a government-to-government issue and no one company and no one industry can handle it on its own.

These issues are larger than any one company or any one industry.

Failure to comply in China could have subjected Yahoo China and its employees to criminal charges including imprisonment.

We appeal to the U.S. government to do all it can to help us provide beneficial services to Chinese citizens lawfully and in a way consistent with our shared values.

It's routine for a virus to cross hemispheres from Russia to Canada via the Arctic.

Ultimately US companies in China face a choice -- comply with Chinese law or leave.

I couldn't sit in an office in California and tell a Chinese citizen in Beijing not to follow a lawful demand of the Chinese government.

We believe information is power. We also believe the Internet is a positive force in China. It has revolutionized information access, helps create open societies and helps accelerate the gradual evolution toward a more outward-looking Chinese society.

When we receive a demand from law enforcement authorized under the law of the country in which we operate, we must comply. This is a real example of why this issue is bigger than any one company and any one industry. All companies must respond in the same way.

We no longer operate the company on a day-to-day basis.

It's about business. I'd like to see the state weigh in on this issue and believe me, they will.

No one industry can tackle this (dictates of a country's government) on its own.

We all face the same struggle between American values and the laws we must obey.