Admit that it sounded tricky from the beginning. Google's ethical stance on China and its indignant positioning against the Chinese authorities. Wasn't it Google that supported these authorities years ago when allowing censorship on its search engine? I distinctly remember one of my old mentors, Frederik Marain, proving this point by trying to use search terms like Tien-an-men.
The FT has announced that Google will withdraw from China and this time, it's for sure. Why do I keep thinking that they have been planning it for quite some time and that these ethical arguments are just a smoke screen? Shouldn't we take a closer look at Baidu?
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