US backs Google's China threat

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Source: al jazeera

The US government has backed a move by Google to end its support for China's censoring of internet searches after a spate of cyber attacks on the internet giant's email accounts.

In a statement the White House said it supported the search giant's threat to possibly pull out of the country, saying the issue was important both from a point of view of the free flow of information and from a business perspective.

On Thursday US State Department officials repeated demands for an explanation from Beijing on the matter, summoning representatives from the Chinese embassy in Washington.

An official told reporters the US had expressed its "serious concerns" over the issue.


Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/01/201011545532128246.html

[Romulox]

1. LOL at the hollow threats.

A second LOL for the inevitable democracy that "free trade" with China was supposed to bring.

[change_notfinetuning]

3. You're free to buy American made shoes, toys, etc. . . . if you can find them.

[Romulox]

4. Thanks for that (whatever *that* was).

:shrug:

[xchrom]

2. Good. Nt

[bemildred]

5. Good. nt

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

6. Google pulls out and lets Microsoft Bing have it.

Do I need sarcasm thingy here?