Google is seeking to negotiate with the Chinese government as it has not yet decided to fully leave China operations. The revelation comes from an article published in today's Reuters by Bill Tarrant, who writes that Google "will try to negotiate a legal unfiltered search engine." If that does not work, then Google will leave the Chinese internet market.
The largest search engine Google, last week said it may leave the Chineze market with it's google.cn after a very sophisticated cyber attack on its Gmail accounts. Three email accounts were breached.
If this happens it would be the largest tech shift in the search engine industry, opening wide doors for Baidu, China's largest search engine. However, Reuters reveals that Google is currently seeking a negotiation of a legal unfiltered internet.
While google's .cn filters were still in place, some filters about Tiananmen crackdown appear to be loosened according to Tarrant. In the meanwhile, Washington has issued diplomatic note to China asking to explain the cyber attack. China has played down the standoff with Google.
China is the world's largest internet market. It says google must obey the Chinese laws. Googl, while right in its position on freedom of expression and privacy, may have already strained its relations with the Chinese government.
If Google decides to stay in China, Google.cn may be subject to tighter regulations. JP Morgan and UBS analysts agree with this view.
In an update, India Times suggests that China is persuading Google to stay in China. So who benefits if Google leaves or stays?
Written by Armen Hareyan
Sources: Reuters, India Times
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