Support for freedom on Internet
Google posted on its officla blog saying they are considering withdrawing from Chinese market. Peter Barron, one of Google’s head of public relations, explained the reason.
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Google did not accuse the Chinese government directly in the newsletter posted on its official blog, but said it was no longer willing to censor its Chinese search engine – google.cn.
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Google has 31% of the market in China compared with about 60% controlled by by its Chinese rival Baidu. The top executive of Baidu called the move “hypocritical” and financially motivated.
The vast majority of Chinese blogger supported Google’s decision to challenge the censors, but also showed their worries of the monopoly situation in the market after Google left.
Hillary Clinton also discussed Google’s strategy with its executives. The sudden appearance of Mrs Clinton’s hand in the dispute suggests that the US may be planning to use economic levers to force China to open up its iron grip on information.
