The Chinese government gave a delayed response to Google’s much buzzed about threat to abandon their offices and service in the Nation. China is not budging from their position on Internet censorship, instead a Chinese official offered a non-descript response to the many moral economic questions that the surrounding the issue.
Jiang Yu a foreign ministry spokesperson said, "China's Internet is open. China welcomes international Internet enterprises to conduct business in China according to law."
The CEO’s of Google will be disappointed to abandon the 1 billion plus market available to them in China but if the situation doesn’t change they feel they are no longer able to continue providing their services in a way that’s morally responsible. A hacking attempt on the g-mail accounts of two Chinese civil rights activists prompted Google’s realization on the depths of government oppression.
Chinese government involvement has not yet been verified but the suspicions are there. In addition to the g-mail accounts of individuals with critical views on the government, the hackers sought entry into as many as 20 publicly traded companies.
Google continues to hope that China will shift their opinion on the issue and that the Chinese population will one day have access to unadulterated Internet searches. If China fails to relent in the next couple of weeks, Google will shut down operations in China completely.
Both the White House the human rights activists whose accounts were hacked are applauding the bold and morally upright effort Google is taking against China.
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