US urges China to work with Google on security
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke urged China on Wednesday to ensure a "secure" commercial environment for Google and other US companies after the world's top search engine said it may shut its Chinese-language website because of cyber attacks.
"The recent cyber intrusion that Google attributes to China is troubling to the U.S. government and American companies doing business in China," Sec Locke said in a statement. "This incident should be equally troubling to the Chinese government. The administration encourages the government of China to work with Google and other U.S. companies to ensure a climate for secure commercial operations in the Chinese market," Sec Locke said. Sec Locke said he has personally raised with Chinese officials several times the importance that President Barack Obama and the U.S. government place on "the full and free flow of information on the Internet."
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