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China denies involvement in hacking attacks on Google, defends Internet censorship
By GILLIAN WONG
Associated Press Writer
(AP) 06:27:44 AM (ET), Monday, January 25, 2010 (BEIJING)
China denied involvement in Internet attacks and defended its online restrictions as lawful Monday after the United States urged Beijing to investigate a computer attack against search engine giant Google.

The company announced on Jan. 12 that it would pull out of China unless the government relaxes its rules on censorship. The ultimatum came after Google said e-mail accounts of human rights activists critical of China had been hacked.

Since then, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has criticized the censorship of cyberspace, drawing a strong counterattack from Beijing. The Foreign Ministry on Friday said her remarks damaged bilateral relations, while a Chinese state newspaper said Washington was imposing "information imperialism" on China.

The increasingly heated environment is likely to pose challenges to negotiating an arrangement that would suit both Google's and China's interests.

The company says it remains optimistic it can persuade China's ruling party to loosen restrictions on free expression on the Internet, so it can keep doing business in the country. However, China's government has given little indication it's willing to budge.
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I don't think China is going to budge. *

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