Report: Google 99.9% Certain It WIll Close Down In China

2010 March 14

by Michael H. Berkens

According to the Financial Times, Google talks with China have reached an impasse and Google is now “99.9 percent” certain to shut its Chinese search engine, Google.cn.

Google.cn is currently ranked as the 14th most visited site on the net by Alexa.org

The Financial Times went on to say Google has drawn up detailed plans for closing its Chinese search engine “to bring about an orderly closure as the company takes steps to protect local employees from retaliation by authorities”.

8 Responses leave one →

2010 March 14

Michael Castello permalink

That says a lot about doing ANY business in China. Buyer beware.
2010 March 14

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ permalink

.

I don’t think it will happen

.
2010 March 14

BullS permalink

“to protect local employees from retaliation by authorities”.

Huh!!! chances are most of the employees are spies anyway.

I can guarantee you this that the security breach must have come from the inside job—dudh!!!
2010 March 14

D permalink

1,3 = rednecks educated by tabloids talk
’nuff said
2010 March 15

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ permalink

.

if Google REALLY wants to do something against China… it can CLOSE the Google.cn then (using its programmable SE algorithm) BLOCK forever ALL China’s sites on ALL Google’s sites around the world… BUT, Google don’t want this, it want only to make MORE BUSINESS inChina or (maybe) buy Baidu…

.
2010 March 15

Danny Pryor permalink

I’m with Michael Castello on this one; it is a scathing indictment of China, politically and in terms of business.
2010 March 15

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ permalink

.

Google “defends” us from China, but, WHO defends us from Google?

.