{"id":447881,"date":"2022-05-16T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microsoft-hires-up-in-china-for-secretive-revolutionary-real-estate-project\/"},"modified":"2022-05-16T15:00:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T12:00:16","slug":"microsoft-hires-up-in-china-for-secretive-revolutionary-real-estate-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-hires-up-in-china-for-secretive-revolutionary-real-estate-project\/","title":{"rendered":"#Microsoft hires up in China for secretive, &#8216;revolutionary&#8217; real estate project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40293d172b9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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that the company is advertising to locals as \u201crevolutionary,\u201d The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>The tech giant co-founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen is looking to hire staffers in Suzhou to join a \u201cbig global team\u201d that\u2019s focused on helping people find their \u201cdream house,\u201d little-noticed job postings spotted by The Post show. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re transforming the real estate industry into a revolutionary state where all of the rental tasks are done entirely online,\u201d read more than a dozen job listings from March.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ambitious promises to Chinese job seekers, Microsoft has not published any press releases about their new real estate ambitions and did not respond to repeated requests for comment from The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The listings, which are for software engineering and management roles, are for a role on a team called \u201cBing Rentals.\u201d\u00a0They <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to indicate the company could be building a rental listings app to compete with the likes of Zillow and Realtor.com. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeveraging the great eco-system Microsoft has been building such as feeds, search engine, browser, and app, this investment has great growth opportunity and will empower people with rental need to find their dream house efficiently,\u201d the job postings read.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"897\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-job-listing-software-engineer.jpg?w=897\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22195155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-job-listing-software-engineer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1794 1794w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-job-listing-software-engineer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1345 1345w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-job-listing-software-engineer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=897 897w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-job-listing-software-engineer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=448 448w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-job-listing-software-engineer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\"\/><figcaption>Microsoft says it is \u201ctransforming the real estate industry into a revolutionary state where all of the rental tasks are done entirely online.\u201d <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The current hiring push underscores that Microsoft already has a far larger presence in China than most other American tech firms \u2014 and has determined that cooperating with the Chinese government is a reasonable cost of doing business in the country.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>History of censorship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While other Big Tech firms including Google and Meta are effectively barred from China, Microsoft has built a large presence in the country since it entered the market in 1992. <\/p>\n<p>For example, Microsoft has run a version of its Bing search engine in China since 2009 and frequently censors results at the government\u2019s request.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>From July through December of 2021, Microsoft removed more than 1,100 pieces of online content at the request of the Chinese government, according to the company\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/corporate-responsibility\/government-content-removal-requests-report\">transparency report<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Google, meanwhile, used to run a version of its search engine in China that withheld results but pulled the product in 2010, writing that \u201cwe have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Google later considered re-launching a censored search engine in China but abandoned those plans in 2018 after they were <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2018\/08\/01\/google-china-search-engine-censorship\/\">reported by the Intercept<\/a>, sparking a political backlash in the US.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In another example of Microsoft\u2019s compliance with Chinese censorship, the company\u2019s careers site LinkedIn had repeatedly followed government orders to remove posts from academics, journalists and other users since Microsoft purchased the site in 2016, drawing <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2021\/10\/12\/linkedin-unanswered-questions-china-censorship\">scrutiny<\/a> from activists.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-suzhou-china-office-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Microsoft Suzhou\" class=\"wp-image-22195108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-suzhou-china-office-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-suzhou-china-office-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-suzhou-china-office-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Microsoft is looking to hire staffers in its Suzhou, China office to join a \u201cbig global team\u201d that\u2019s focused on real estate software.\u00a0<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">V-huawe \/ Wiki<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> Commons<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In October, Microsoft said it would shut down the Chinese version of LinkedIn, citing \u201cgreater compliance requirements in China.\u201d The company later launched a new job-seeking product in China called InJobs, which appears designed to minimize controversy because it does not include a social feed or the ability to share posts or articles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018We keep investing in China\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Though Microsoft did not respond to repeated requests for comment, the company\u2019s then-China chief Alain Crozier gave an exclusive interview to Chinese state <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202012\/14\/WS5fd72f85a31024ad0ba9bc0a.html\">propaganda outlet China Daily<\/a> in December 2020 where he outlined the company\u2019s ambitions in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Crozier said Microsoft employed 8,000 people in China and was looking to up its employee count in the country 10,000 by June 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout 90% of the new positions will be engineers and research and development staff members,\u201d said Crozier, who left his role as China chief in February 2021. \u201cWe keep investing in China for a lot of reasons, including the quality of the people and the necessity for us to support our customers and partners on innovation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Alain_Crozier2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Alain Crozier \" class=\"wp-image-22226236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Alain_Crozier2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Alain_Crozier2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Alain_Crozier2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Microsoft\u2019s then-China chief Alain Crozier said in 2020 that the company wanted to have 10,000 employees in the country by June 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Crozier\u2019s departure and Microsoft\u2019s decision to kill the Chinese version of LinkedIn last year appear to have done little to slow the company\u2019s growth in China. <\/p>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s career site displays 759 open roles in China, mostly for software engineers. <\/p>\n<p>The real estate job listings were <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.pingwest.com\/a\/10109\">first spotted<\/a> by Chinese tech site Ping West but have not been previously reported in US media. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Capitol Hill jockeying<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s Chinese expansion comes as the company maintains relatively high standing on Capitol Hill. <\/p>\n<p>Even though Microsoft has a $2 trillion market capitalization that makes the company nearly as valuable as Google and Meta combined, many lawmakers who regularly rail against Big Tech have been conspicuously quiet about Microsoft\u2019s $69 billion takeover of \u201cCall of Duty\u201d developer Activision. <\/p>\n<p>That may be because Microsoft President Brad Smith has positioned himself as an ally to lawmakers as they take on other Big Tech companies, arguing that tech firms should work with Congress to craft rules rather than fighting tooth-and-nail against all regulation. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-suzhou-china-office.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Microsoft\" class=\"wp-image-22226278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-suzhou-china-office.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-suzhou-china-office.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/microsoft-suzhou-china-office.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Microsoft has 759 open roles in China. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">V-huawe \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve flown under the radar well,\u201d said Paul Rosenzweig, a cybersecurity consultant and former Homeland Security deputy assistant secretary, adding that the company has not yet been forced to \u201cchoose a flag\u201d between the US and China. <\/p>\n<p>In another move that\u2019s angered Microsoft\u2019s rivals, the company has also publicly supported bills in Australia and Europe requiring Google to pay publishers for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> content, leading Google <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/news\/google-commitment-supporting-journalism\/\">to accuse<\/a> Microsoft in 2021 of being \u201cwilling to break the way the open web works in an effort to undercut a rival.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Meta and Google have also sought to portray antitrust bills as national security risks, claiming that anti-Big Tech legislation could boost China by undermining America\u2019s competitiveness. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Microsoft_Brad_Smith.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brad Smith\" class=\"wp-image-22226271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Microsoft_Brad_Smith.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Microsoft_Brad_Smith.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Microsoft_Brad_Smith.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Microsoft President Brad Smith has a far better standing with anti-Big Tech lawmakers than Mark Zuckerberg or Tim Cook. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another awkward aspect of Microsoft\u2019s presence in China is the fact that the company itself appears to have been a victim of Chinese hackers. <\/p>\n<p>Last summer, Microsoft and the US and UK governments blamed hackers affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of State Security for breaching Microsoft\u2019s Exchange email service, stealing emails from thousands of accounts associated with businesses, government offices and schools around the world. <\/p>\n<p>Yet the company\u2019s current real estate push shows that even being hacked by the Chinese government isn\u2019t enough to drive Microsoft out of the country. <\/p>\n<p>Rosenzweig said that Microsoft is a huge contractor for the US government, which may make US regulators less likely to raise concerns about the company\u2019s large operation in China \u2014 even though he argues it poses a legitimate national security risk. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDependency makes you kind of silent,\u201d Rosenzweig said of the US government.\n                        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