Testimony on Google China : Google.cn

Google has received lot of worldwide criticism for censoring the freedom of the internet in China via its new site Google.cn

Excerpt from the official Google blog post provides long details about their Testimony before various commitees in United States House of Representatives on February 15, 2006 by their Vice President, Global Communications and Public Affairs, Google Inc.

“Figuring out how to deal with China has been a difficult exercise for Google. The requirements of doing business in China include self-censorship – something that runs counter to Google’s most basic values and commitments as a company. Despite that, we made a decision to launch a new product for China – Google.cn – that respects the content restrictions imposed by Chinese laws and regulations. Understandably, many are puzzled or upset by our decision. But our decision was based on a judgment that Google.cn will make a meaningful – though imperfect – contribution to the overall expansion of access to information in China.”

Read the full article to get an overview of how Google is attempting to do business in China.