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| US calls for China Google probe | US calls for China Google probe |
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| The US has called on Beijing to investigate the recent cyber attacks on Google, which have prompted the search giant to threaten to leave China. | The US has called on Beijing to investigate the recent cyber attacks on Google, which have prompted the search giant to threaten to leave China. |
| Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that companies such as Google should refuse to support "politically-motivated censorship". | Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that companies such as Google should refuse to support "politically-motivated censorship". |
| She also said China along with Tunisia and Uzbekistan had boosted censorship. | She also said China along with Tunisia and Uzbekistan had boosted censorship. |
| Google says hackers tried to infiltrate its software coding and the e-mail accounts of human rights activists. | Google says hackers tried to infiltrate its software coding and the e-mail accounts of human rights activists. |
| China says the row with Google should not be linked to relations with the US. | China says the row with Google should not be linked to relations with the US. |
| Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister He Yafei said the rift with the web company should not be "over-interpreted", according to state news agency Xinhua. | Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister He Yafei said the rift with the web company should not be "over-interpreted", according to state news agency Xinhua. |
| Transparency call | |
| In a speech at the Newseum journalism museum in Washington, Mrs Clinton said the internet had been a "source of tremendous progress" in China, but that Beijing should investigate the attacks on Google. | |
| "We look to Chinese authorities to conduct a thorough investigation of the cyber intrusions," she said. | |
| "We also look for that investigation and its results to be transparent." | |
| Again in reference to China, she said that any country which restricted free access to information risked "walling themselves off from the progress of the next century". | |
| Separately, she called for tough action against people and states that carried out cyber attacks. | |
| "Countries or individuals that engage in cyber attacks should face consequences and international condemnation," she said. | "Countries or individuals that engage in cyber attacks should face consequences and international condemnation," she said. |
| "In an interconnected world, an attack on one nation's networks can be an attack on all." | "In an interconnected world, an attack on one nation's networks can be an attack on all." |
| Google said on 12 January hackers had tried to infiltrate its software coding and the e-mail accounts of Chinese human rights activists, in a "highly sophisticated" attack. | Google said on 12 January hackers had tried to infiltrate its software coding and the e-mail accounts of Chinese human rights activists, in a "highly sophisticated" attack. |
| The California-based company, which launched in China in 2006, said it would quit the country unless the government relaxed censorship. | The California-based company, which launched in China in 2006, said it would quit the country unless the government relaxed censorship. |
| Lucrative market | Lucrative market |
| On Tuesday, the Chinese government said Google and other foreign companies had to obey the country's laws and traditions. | On Tuesday, the Chinese government said Google and other foreign companies had to obey the country's laws and traditions. |
| The same day, Google said it was postponing the launch of two mobile phones in China. | The same day, Google said it was postponing the launch of two mobile phones in China. |
| When Google launched google.cn four years ago, it was criticised for agreeing to Beijing's demands to make certain search results off-limits - including those relating to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, Tibetan independence or Falun Gong. | When Google launched google.cn four years ago, it was criticised for agreeing to Beijing's demands to make certain search results off-limits - including those relating to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, Tibetan independence or Falun Gong. |
| China has more internet users, about 350 million, than any other country and provides a lucrative search-engine market worth an estimated $1bn (£618m) last year. | China has more internet users, about 350 million, than any other country and provides a lucrative search-engine market worth an estimated $1bn (£618m) last year. |
| Google holds about a third of the country's search market, Chinese rival Baidu has more than 60%. | Google holds about a third of the country's search market, Chinese rival Baidu has more than 60%. |