Google to shut China search engine
Posted in: Censorship at 13/03/2010 23:12
Google has drawn up detailed plans for the closure of its Chinese search engine and is now "99.9 per cent" certain to go ahead as talks over censorship with the Chinese authorities have reached an apparent impasse, according to a person familiar with the company's thinking.
In a hardening of positions on both sides, the Chinese government also on Friday threw down a direct public challenge to the US search company, with a warning that it was not prepared to compromise on internet censorship to stop Google leaving.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/dd69e680-2e06-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0.html
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Google "99.9 pct" sure to shut China search engine - report
Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world's largest search engine, is now "99.9 percent" certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the Financial Times said on Saturday.
It said in a report on its website Google had drawn up detailed plans for closing its Chinese search engine.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE62C0KL20100313
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-46890720100313
