China: Google move "totally wrong"
Top news: After Google announced yesterday that it would begin redirecting Chinese Web users to its unrestricted Hong Kong search site, the company was strongly condemned by the Chinese government. "This is totally wrong. We're uncompromisingly opposed to the politicization of commercial issues, and express our discontent and indignation to Google for its unreasonable accusations and conducts," an unnamed official told the news agency Xinhua. However, a foreign ministry spokesman also said that the move would not affect U.S.-China ties "unless politicized" by others.
Google's move is only a partial retreat from China. The company's email, music sharing, map services, and sales divisions will still operate in the mainland. Reports from the mainland indicate there the government is filtering some search results from the .hk portal on sensitive search terms like Dalai Lama, but has not yet blocked access to the site entirely.
Gitmo: A U.S. Federal Judge has ordered the release of Mohamedou Slahi, a Mauritanian national who is suspected of links to the 9/11 hijackers and was tortured while in custody at Guantanamo Bay.
Google's move is only a partial retreat from China. The company's email, music sharing, map services, and sales divisions will still operate in the mainland. Reports from the mainland indicate there the government is filtering some search results from the .hk portal on sensitive search terms like Dalai Lama, but has not yet blocked access to the site entirely.
Gitmo: A U.S. Federal Judge has ordered the release of Mohamedou Slahi, a Mauritanian national who is suspected of links to the 9/11 hijackers and was tortured while in custody at Guantanamo Bay.
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