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Google - .Com or .Cn - This Is the Question! Sergey Brin confirms that Google stays in China	By Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor 9th of June 2006, 12:45 GMT Adjust text size:


After compromising their principles by submitting to Chinese censorship and after the Beijing Government took it a step further blocking Google.com, the Mountain View company makes a new compromise and stays put, seemingly unaffected by the Chinese censors. Despite facing intense criticism about their collaboration with the Chinese Government, Google is determined to carry on its businesses in Everest's homeland. The Mountain View company will continue providing search services with both Google.com and GuGe, the Chinese censored version that returns only certain results to the users' searches. "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. That's an alternative path. It's not the one we've chosen to take right now," said Sergey Brin, Google co-founder and president. Regarding this, Google has chosen to take care of its Chinese users as well as it can and is allowed. Its presence on the Chinese market seems to suit the online giant more than the eventuality of a withdrawal. Google also found the source of Google.com's (used by 99% of Chinese users) blocking. Starting with the Beijing Government, the Chinese Internet providers are making efforts to censor Google.com. Brin admitted that the users are forced to make an option for Google.cn as Google.com is running with very low speeds or not at all.

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