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Did China ever block Google? Or did google refuse to serve the Chinese market themselves due to the requirement to censor search results. While censorship is ba

Did China ever block Google? Or did google refuse to serve the Chinese market themselves due to the requirement to censor search results. While censorship is bad, it is a legal requirement in China. Even the US wouldn't allow companies violating US sanctions on Iran to do business in the US. Case in point, Bing still works in China and complies with the demands of the Chinese Government.

robrenaud 7y ago
There were times when users visiting google were directed to baidu in mainland china via DNS. If that's not tipping the scale, I don't know what is. https://perspectives.mvdirona.com/2008/04/golden-shield-project/ https://perspectives.mvdirona.com/2008/04/golden-shield-proj...
- jayd16 7y ago
  but that has nothing to do with tariffs and whether tariffs are good policy...
  - drocer88 7y ago
    Administrative blockage is a form of protectionism. You don't pay a tariff but you are prevented from accessing the market. Same result.