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China state media cranks up Google tension amid speculation
State-controlled Chinese media accused Google of political motives in its threat to exit China, suggesting a hostile government stance as speculation grows that Google could act on a plan defying the country's regulations.
Other editorials published in recent days, which appear to mark a coordinated attack on Google in Chinese state media, played down the effects any exit by the company would have in China.
"It is unfair for Google to impose its own value and yardsticks on Internet regulation to China, which has its own time-honored tradition, culture and value," a commentary by writers at the official Xinhua news agency said Sunday. "One company's ambition to change China's Internet rules and legal system will only prove to be ridiculous."