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Brin: Google to Remain in China

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Jun 9, 2006 

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Brin: Google to Remain in China

According to statements made by its co-founder Sergey Brin, Google Inc. is committed to doing business in China despite the criticism the online giant has faced for obeying the Chinese government’s censorship restrictions.

Following his discussions with US senators regarding telecommunications legislations earlier this week, Brin made comments to journalists that prompted some to speculate that Google intended to change or eliminate its operations in China.

In fact, Reuters reports that Brin reiterated Google’s intention to move ahead with its Google.cn site — a version of the leading Internet search engine that censors thousands of sites according to Chinese standards — as well as its global google.com site.

Brin told a select group of invited journalists: “I think it’s perfectly reasonable to do something different. Say, OK, let’s stand by the principle against censorship and we won’t actually operate there”.

But then, he added: “That’s an alternative path. It’s not the one we’ve chosen to take right now.”

Brin, who serves as a co-president of Google, said users in China now have two options — slower speed search which is uncensored at the regular Google.com, or faster search with limits set by Chinese authorities at Google.cn. “If you are a normal Chinese user and you want to use Google, just go to google.com and you actually won’t get good service. Eventually you will go to google.cn,” Brin added.

As part of its plan announced in January to begin operating directly in China, Google nixed its e-mail, blogging and chat room services, where freeform discussion could cause trouble for Google with Chinese authorities.

Still, at another news briefing in Beijing on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said the Chinese government viewed Google’s involvement in the country positively.

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