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Google Is Courting Trouble in China
Neither censorship nor the long odds of success have gone away.
Big trouble in brittle China.
Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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Google has some explaining to do.
The Intercept on Wednesday outlined the company’s discussions to possibly resume its internet search service in China, followed by another news report that said Google is also developing a potential digital news app for the country. It has been nearly a decade since Google scaled back operations in the country because cyberattacks on the company’s computer systems made executives think twice about their cooperation with China’s online censorship laws, particularly in light of Google’s limited relevance in the country.