Will Google Leave China?

[Dan Grossman]

Read Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China on Wikipedia for an overview. It's political censorship, not moral censorship.

[tke71709]

what exactly did china want google to censor- cause it wasnt porn! havent found a place tht mentions it.

Try searching for Tienanmen (sp?) in China someday...

[webcosmo]

I highly doubt they would leave China. Hacking is a lame excuse. We will know the truth behind all these soon.

[larry150]

From a ethical point i think google should leave china but from business point of view china is third biggest revenue generating country after US and india .But i think gooogle should go with ethics and should quit china

[raena]

From a ethical point i think google should leave china but from business point of view china is third biggest revenue generating country after US and india .But i think gooogle should go with ethics and should quit china

It is interesting that you mention revenue. Google's revenue in China has not exactly been stellar. Their market share is quite low, in fact.

Well that's an unusual attitude given that this is a forum and by it's very nature is in place for discussion and debate. Be free with your opinions, it's how we progress and learn about ourselves and others. If this turns into a debate on human rights then fine, that's the beauty of organic discussion.

If you check the FAQ we do have a standing rule against political drama in the forum. kohoutek is quite right to step back from a potential argument.

[ArtphotoasiA]

I know quite well chinese in business ... you can make business there only if you are chinese or if you let them manage all!

[JJMcClure]

Google and China in Talks Over Search Engine [Report]

Google and the Chinese government have entered talks to discuss the future of Google’s search engine in China, according to Bloomberg.

[akritic]

Good on Google for calling foul! It matters not why or if they pull out completely.

The message is sent. And it's in the inbox of more than just the Chinese.

Also remember we have a rule here about no discussions on politics.

[ArtphotoasiA]

Also remember we have a rule here about no discussions on politics.

Good to know... thanks... actually as you can see EVERYTHING can be politics


anyway... now we need to seat and wait... hope for the best for chinese and us all....

[akritic]

Off Topic:

Aye, many discussions can veer toward politics, but we all just need to steer the ship around that iceberg, eh?