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Google Shuts China Site in Dispute Over Censorship
Just over two months after threatening to leave China because of censorship and intrusions from hackers, Google on Monday closed its Internet search service there and began directing users in that country to its uncensored search engine in Hong Kong…Xinhua…quoted an unnamed official with the State Council Information Office describing Google’s move as “totally wrong.”... Google declined to comment on its talks with Chinese authorities…Google’s retreat from China, for now, is only partial…While the China search engine…has stopped working, Google will continue to operate online maps and music services in China. “We very much hope that the Chinese government respects our decision,” Mr. Drummond [Google's legal officer] said...