Google-China Talks Nearing End, Says Eric Schmidt
Google-China Talks Nearing End, Says Eric Schmidt
Posted 03/10/2010 at 3:46pm
| by Pulkit Chandna
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt has hinted that the company's negotiations with the Chinese government may be drawing to a close. The parleys began in January after the search engine giant announced it was no longer willing to censor its search results in China.
Eric Schmidt told reporters at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit that “something will happen soon.” However, Google has chosen to remain mum until it concludes negotiations with the Chinese. Schmidt also revealed that the company is working alone on resolving this issue and hasn't “coordinated with the U.S. government except post-facto.”
But the company does want the U.S government to take a strong stand against internet censorship. "Internet censorship is a growing global problem that not only raises important human rights concerns, but also creates significant barriers for U.S. companies doing business abroad," Google's deputy general counsel, Nicole Wong, told a congressional hearing Wednesday.
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