Google is 99% sure of closing its Chinese search engine: report
Shanghai (Reuters) - negotiations with China on censorship are stalled, and Google, the world's largest search engine, is "99% sure" to close its Chinese search, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
In a report on its website, Financial Times indicated that Google had developed detailed plans to close its Chinese search.
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The newspaper pointed out that a person familiar with how Google thinks said that although the decision could be made very soon, Google would most likely take some time to fulfill its plans.
It will take time to properly close (the branch), and also to take measures to protect its employees in China from (retaliate) the authorities.
China warned Google on Friday about the inadmissibility of violating the laws of the country, while expectations of a public battle for censorship and Internet security were growing.
Google shocked companies and politicians in January, threatening to leave China if it was impossible to remove censorship from Chinese search. The threat followed the Chinese Internet attack on Google and 30 other companies.
"If you do not comply with Chinese laws, you are unfriendly and irresponsible, and all the consequences (of such actions) will be on you," Chinese Industry and Information Technology Minister Li Yizhong told reporters on Friday in response to a question about China’s actions in case filtering of search results was stopped on Google.cn
This happened after Google’s chief executive, Eric Schmidt, announced Wednesday that he hopes to soon announce the results of negotiations with Chinese authorities on providing unfiltered search results in China.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shares the oversight of the Chinese Internet with other bodies. Even more bureaucracy is involved in foreign investment affairs, making it harder for the Chinese government to respond to Google’s challenge.
(Report: Jason Subler; Editor: Paul Tait).
In a report on its website, Financial Times indicated that Google had developed detailed plans to close its Chinese search.
')
The newspaper pointed out that a person familiar with how Google thinks said that although the decision could be made very soon, Google would most likely take some time to fulfill its plans.
It will take time to properly close (the branch), and also to take measures to protect its employees in China from (retaliate) the authorities.
China warned Google on Friday about the inadmissibility of violating the laws of the country, while expectations of a public battle for censorship and Internet security were growing.
Google shocked companies and politicians in January, threatening to leave China if it was impossible to remove censorship from Chinese search. The threat followed the Chinese Internet attack on Google and 30 other companies.
"If you do not comply with Chinese laws, you are unfriendly and irresponsible, and all the consequences (of such actions) will be on you," Chinese Industry and Information Technology Minister Li Yizhong told reporters on Friday in response to a question about China’s actions in case filtering of search results was stopped on Google.cn
This happened after Google’s chief executive, Eric Schmidt, announced Wednesday that he hopes to soon announce the results of negotiations with Chinese authorities on providing unfiltered search results in China.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shares the oversight of the Chinese Internet with other bodies. Even more bureaucracy is involved in foreign investment affairs, making it harder for the Chinese government to respond to Google’s challenge.
(Report: Jason Subler; Editor: Paul Tait).
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/87438/
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