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Google and China play hard-ball

Google and China play hard-ball

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Google is preparing to leave China over its hacking and censorship row with the Chinese government, if you believe recent reports. The company has detailed mothballing plans for its Chinese business and is 99.9% certain to use them, according to the Financial Times, quoting an unidentified source. You don't need to be a Google-level boffin to know that this gives the company only a one in a thousand chance of staying. The search giant has been at odds with China since...



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