Google searches for lock on China – General

www.atimes.com — Shareholders of Baidu, China's biggest search engine, could yet be the biggest loser from the shock announcement by Google to quit the China market. Even Microsoft's chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer, could make little sense of Google's stance. "There are attacks every day. I don't think there was anything unusual, so I don't

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