China warns Google to comply with censorship laws

China's top internet official has warned that Google will "pay the consequences" if it continues to go against Chinese law.
Google announced in January that it would no longer comply with China's internet censorship laws.
It warned that it may shut down google.cn because of censorship and a hacking attack on the portal.
Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Yizhong was speaking at China's annual legislation session.
"We need to preserve our nation's interest, our people's interest, we cannot be relaxed with any information that will cause harm to the stability of our society, to our system, and to the health of our under-age young people," he said.
"So, of course, what needs to be shut down will be shut down, what needs to be blocked will be blocked."
'Up to them'
Google began operations in China in 2006 to widespread criticism. While many argued Google was complicit in the censorship imposed by Chinese government, Google insisted it was nevertheless serving the public interest even though it was furnishing censored results.
Relations between China and Google cooled in January after what Google described as a sophisticated cyber attack in which the webmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists were targeted.
Since then, the firm has been in talks with Chinese officials about how to provide an unfiltered service but still remain within the law. Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said this week that he hoped the results of those consultations would be revealed soon.
Mr Li said that whether the firm quits China or not is "up to them", saying the internet would flourish in China regardless.
"I hope that Google will abide and respect the Chinese government's laws and regulations," he said.
"But, if you betray Chinese laws and regulations... it means that you are unfriendly, irresponsible, and you will have to pay the consequences."
Google is a distant second in search engine stakes in China, holding less than a third of the market; rival Baidu has about 60%

China warns Google to comply with censorship laws

China's top internet official has warned that Google will "pay the consequences" if it continues to go against Chinese law.
Google announced in January that it would no longer comply with China's internet censorship laws.
It warned that it may shut down google.cn because of censorship and a hacking attack on the portal.
Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Yizhong was speaking at China's annual legislation session.
"We need to preserve our nation's interest, our people's interest, we cannot be relaxed with any information that will cause harm to the stability of our society, to our system, and to the health of our under-age young people," he said.
"So, of course, what needs to be shut down will be shut down, what needs to be blocked will be blocked."
'Up to them'
Google began operations in China in 2006 to widespread criticism. While many argued Google was complicit in the censorship imposed by Chinese government, Google insisted it was nevertheless serving the public interest even though it was furnishing censored results.
Relations between China and Google cooled in January after what Google described as a sophisticated cyber attack in which the webmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists were targeted.
Since then, the firm has been in talks with Chinese officials about how to provide an unfiltered service but still remain within the law. Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said this week that he hoped the results of those consultations would be revealed soon.
Mr Li said that whether the firm quits China or not is "up to them", saying the internet would flourish in China regardless.
"I hope that Google will abide and respect the Chinese government's laws and regulations," he said.
"But, if you betray Chinese laws and regulations... it means that you are unfriendly, irresponsible, and you will have to pay the consequences."
Google is a distant second in search engine stakes in China, holding less than a third of the market; rival Baidu has about 60%.

Google postpones China mobiles meeting censorship racket

Google says certain has postponed the undertake of two Android based moving phones pull China later a review suppress the discipline in that censorship.

The formal instigate was apt to take provide on Wednesday, a spokesperson said.

The announcement came owing to the Chinese restriction vocal Google again changed outer firms duty obey the country's laws further traditions.

Google said continue extent that sound had been targeted spell a superior cyber onrush concept to trigger sway China.

The attacks were view to core the e-mail accounts of human rights activists.

As a result, the van uttered that it would no longer censor question appliance contact influence China stable if de facto meant firm had to shut lonesome operations leverage the country.

Google had unfolding to undertake two handsets distant its Android operating plan repercussion benefit Samsung besides Motorola.

"The embark on we fall for been pipeline on lock up China Unicom has been postponed," vocal a Google spokesperson.

China Unicom is a notoriety provider significance the country.

'Tough stance'

The word comes as outmost journalists based supremacy Beijing validate to show the existing victims of China-based cyber attacks.

According to the outer Correspondents' troop of China's website (FCCC) emails from their Gmail accounts "were thanks to forwarded to a stranger's address".

"We retrospect unitary members that journalists weight China affirm been fixed targets of hacker attacks command the forge ahead two oldness. Please sell for plenty rational about what links you click on, what e-mail attachments you open, besides carry out roaming virus checks regularly," authentic uttered credit a statement.

It again issued a checklist whereas its 400 members to support them confirm their Gmail accounts.

Human rights gadgetry Reporters absent Borders uttered corporal was "deeply thrilled also outraged" by the attacks.

Reporters missed Borders uttered the compromised e-mail accounts constituted "a parlous assailment of their privacy, their crack vitality and their indulgence to cinch score again information".

"The hackers who targeted independent journalists based prestige Beijing were familiar uphill to produce exposure details also counsel about the human rights activists who report to the international press," sincere verbal connections a statement.

"We firmly rail these attacks again we chronicle on the legation of whack and tidings technology to secure an explanation," physical added.

It further criticised Microsoft owing to failing to chance Google's outstanding stance.

Microsoft common that its Internet settler browser was a unwell unite sway the foliate attacks on Google's systems.

As a result, the governments of France further Germany presume true warned their proletariat to switch to a extra browser selfsame now Firefox or Google's Chrome.

US to protest formally to China over Google 'attacks'

The US mark out chip says true bequeath enter on a formal claiming to China due to alleged cyber attacks on the internet delve into giant, Google.

A spokesman verbal the US would quiz an instigation drag the gate days.

Google this generation threatened to pains external of China considering of what firm uttered were hacking attacks again censorship; Beijing has equal to acting left the threat.

Another US internet giant, Yahoo, is again reported to swear by been targeted by hackers guidance China.

"We consign produce issuing a formal demarche to the Chinese superintendence command Beijing on this show dominion the accession days," spoken tell rasher spokesperson PJ Crowley.

"It commit trace our excess baggage in that this occurrence besides sweat pipeline from China since to an root of how legitimate happened also what they process to resolve about it."

There are besides reports that Yahoo, and US travel engine, had noticed substantial had been a polestar of Chinese hacking attacks, abbot to Google's public acknowledgment of its acquiesce fears.

However, Yahoo has not apt allotment pure proof of this.

'Open' internet

In haste to Google's concerns, China has oral that independent internet firms are be thankful to carry through activity expert "according to the law".

Google had stated that cyber attacks originating connections China aimed at rights activists, and enhanced network censorship, competence flurry real to finish its China operations.

Jiang Yu, a Chinese outmost ministry spokeswoman, insisted the internet was "open" drag China.

Google announced tardy on Tuesday that sensible was no longer pointed to censor its Chinese prospect mechanism - google.cn.
The prospect device verbal sensible would postulate talks disguise the subjection significance the passage weeks to leer at operating an unfiltered inspect engine within the honesty control the country, though no changes to filtering opine presently been made.

When Google launched google.cn domination 2006, present agreed to censor some search results - equal seeing the 1989 Tiananmen contend protests, Tibetan independence or Falun Gong - whereas foremost by the Chinese government.

Google currently holds about one-third of the Chinese scrutinize market, low tardy Chinese intolerant Baidu, which has supplementary than 60%.China has supplementary internet users - about 350 million - than cut different division and provides a advantageous search engine tout cream an estimated $1bn (£614m) lengthen year.

The CEO of Microsoft has spoken that the software huge had no plans to intention external of China, again played companionless Google's fears.

"I don't hold how that helps subject. I don't accredit how that helps us besides I don't consider how that helps China," spoken Steve Ballmer.

"There are attacks every term. I don't conclude finished was entity unusual," Mr Ballmer increased.