There is tons of news out there on Google’s contemplating a withdraw from China. There are over 2,500 news articles on the topic. WSJ.com is just one example.
Google's Watershed Moment in China
By ANDREW PEAPLE
There's little doubt this is a watershed moment for Google. By publicly contemplating a withdrawal from China, the company is showing it values its reputation for providing a secure service to users more than a leading position in a massive and growing market.
But is pulling out the right decision?
Near-term, Google's internal agonizing will be soothed by the knowledge China remains a small part of its global business. Google's China operations will contribute just 1% of its 2010 profits, Citi Investment Research says.
Telegraph UK has a timeline article on the activity in China. Look at the activities over the past year.
March 2009:
China blocks YouTube, which is owned by Google.
June 2009:
China blocks Google.com and Gmail briefly as it accuses Google of spreading obscenity over the internet.
September 2009:
Kaifu Lee resigns, amid rumours that pressure from the Chinese government had become intolerable. John Liu is appointed to replace him.
October 2009:
A group of Chinese authors accuse Google of violating their copyright by reproducing their work on its Google Books service.
December 2009:
Rumours suggest Google had heavily reduced its staff in China.
January 2010:
Google announces it will stop self-censoring and that it may pull out of the country after a series of cyber attacks.
My blog is my own little lab to get information on how things work. Curious I went to Google Analytics to see where China fit in GreenM3 traffic position. Spot #30.
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With results that low am I being censored? I get no search hits from Baidu, China’s leading search engine.