Rep. Wu calls on Congress, companies to support Google

Rep David Wu (D-CA) called on Congress and private companies to support Google as it faces legal troubles in China, commending the company as the private sector's "strongest" anti-censorship voice.

Google's struggles with Beijing, which has threatened to revoke the search company's license to operate there, show that "even the biggest company's cannot effectively take on a nation state," Rep Wu said. The episode reveals that "the seduction" of dealing with stable authoritarian regimes can, in the end, have consequences, Wu said. Rep Wu commended Google for finding a way to stay in China -- where "if you listen to Chinese users, it's clear they all want continued access." The new strategy marks a continued effort to stand up to censorship, according to Rep Wu. "Yes this involves an extra click, but freedom is worth an extra click," he said.