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The Google logo at its China headquarters building in Beijing on Tuesday.
Google’s showdown with China over censorship now leaves the company with few choices. On Monday, it closed its Internet search service in China and
redirected users to its uncensored search engine in Hong Kong. But
government firewalls were able to disrupt searches on that site, and
China is expected to retaliate in other ways, like canceling Google’s
deal with China’s biggest cellular company.
Should Google take a harder stance and withdraw from China
completely? Should multinationals like Google play a greater role in
challenging China’s policies?