Parting Ways?
The sign at Google China's Beijing headquarters was covered in flowers by concerned Internet users after the search-engine giant announced on Jan. 12, 2010, that it would end cooperation with Chinese Internet censorship.

China Mourns the Potential Loss of Google

Users bid farewell as the tech giant threatens to leave the country following sophisticated attacks on its computer systems

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