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January 20, 2010

Google Is Free to Leave China

Han Dongping, China Daily

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Google's decision or its threat to leave China has caused a huge uproar in the World. It has become a huge headline news item world wide. President Obama was quoted to say that U.S. would take up the issue of Google's complaints in China and its decision to leave China. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton demanded answers from China regarding Google's complaints. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on American high tech industry to deal with China in concert. The U.S. government, the upholder of the free market economy, no longer hides its "visible hands" any more.

The Chinese Government has been learning to introduce free market mechanism into its economic system and society for the last thirty years. The Chinese government believes that it has succeeded in its efforts in...

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