China Mourns the Potential Loss of Google

Ultimatum
After the hacker attacks, Google began negotiating with the Chinese government on reducing Internet censorship.
Jason Lee / Reuters

Ultimatum
After the hacker attacks, Google began negotiating with the Chinese government on reducing Internet censorship. If negotiations failed, Google warned, it would shutter Google.cn and consider closing its Chinese offices, which employ some 700 workers.

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