Google said that it may consider shutting down its operations in China, that mean Google.cn may be nearing the end of its life.
Google senior vice president and chief counsel David Drummond on Google’s official blog, Issued a document, it will be talking with the Chinese government in coming weeks about how it might operate in China without censorship, long a thorn in the side of Western Web concerns operating there. ‘We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results’ on its China Web site, Google.cn,’, Google will consider closing Google.cn, or even all of its China office.
IF Google to withdraw from China would be an extremely rare repudiation by a Western company of what is almost universally seen in big business as one of the world’s most important markets. Even the public suggestion that it is considering such a move is likely to infuriate Chinese authorities.
It remains to be seen whether or not Google will take such actions, but according to analysts, it could be possible.
Up until this point, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and others, have all complied with China’s demands. Censorship is a very hot topic for China, and while many companies and groups have spoken out against China’s restrictions on its users, government officials remain firm that censoring is the best course of action for its people.
Google.cn generates roughly $1 billion for Google.
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