IT BEGINS: The White House Just Sided With Google In War Against China
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The White House has now officially declared that it is backing Google’s war with China.
Earlier this week, Google said it would no longer support the Chinese government’s demands to censor its Google.cn search engine.
Earlier, the White House had said that although it had advanced notice of Google’s new China policy, it had not taken a position in the fight.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs announced the changed position today.
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