Despite its recent threats to shut down its China-based operations, Google may in fact keep some of its businesses open there. According to a Fox News report, the search giant is conducting "delicate" talks with the Chinese government. The two sides are discussing ways that Google can maintain its research center, an advertising sales team, and Google's new mobile phone business in China, the report states.
Don't Be Evil
Google created an international incident earlier this month when it announced plans to stop censoring search results in China. It also said it may exit the world's largest Internet market because of cyberattacks there that appear to target Chinese human-rights activists.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton entered the fray last week when she announced several Department of State initiatives to fight Internet censorship. These included plans to help dissidents in countries with repressive governments circumvent Internet-blocking technologies.
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