China renews Google licence

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_551529.html

GOOGLE Inc said on Friday that the Chinese authorities had renewed its licence to operate a website, averting a potential shutdown of its flagship search page in the world's biggest Internet market.

Google said last week that it would stop automatically rerouting users to its uncensored Hong Kong-based search page, explaining that Beijing had indicated it would not renew its Internet Content Provider licence if it continued to do so.

That had prompted speculation that China might use the opportunity to shut down Google's China search page, in what would have been a blow to its other business in the country.

I think that Google and China should co-operate together because this can ensure people to get information from China. It is because this country has a huge population and has a very strong market.