“我们还没有从百度黑暗中走出，google又被叫嚣着要回美国吃饭了。”“不要迷恋谷，歌只是传说”……继百度遭遇史无前例黑客攻击后一天，被誉为百度最大竞争对手的google扬言要退出中国，原本与中国文著协进行第四次正式会谈不得不被推迟。昨天，谷歌公司发展事务副总裁、首席法律顾问大卫·多姆德在其官方博客上表达谷歌退出中国的想法。更有趣的是，百度CEO李彦宏在4年前的“2006商业灵感论坛”上，曾预言5年后（即2011年）很难在中国看到谷歌。

China seeking more info on Google

An official with the State Council Information Office says Chinese Internet authorities want more information on Google's statement that it may quit business operations in China. The official made the remarks in a phone interview with Xinhua News Agency.

The unnamed official says Chinese authorities are searching for more information on Google. It is still unclear, whether Google will cease operations in China or not.

The statement was the Chinese government's first public response to Google's announcement it is considering shutting its Google.cn website and its offices in China after hacking attacks.

Google's corporate development and chief legal officer, David Drummond, posted a statement on the company's official blog Tuesday, saying it will review the feasibility of Google's business operations in China.

Drummond's post claims censorship in China and recent attacks targeting Google's services are forcing the company to review its Chinese operations.

Drummond's post also says Google will try to negotiate with the Chinese government for more favorable operating conditions in China.

If Google decides to cease operations in China, about 700 employees in China would lose their jobs.

Recently, the world's largest Internet search engine encountered a series of setbacks in China. Last June, authorities ordered Google to block vulgar content as part of a government campaign to combat on-line pornography.

In October, a group of Chinese authors accused Google of violating copyright laws with its digital library. Tuesday, Google postponed negotiating with Chinese writers and gave no reason for the delay of the meeting.

China is one of the few markets where Google is not the industry leader. Chinese based web portal, Baidu commands a 60 percent share of the country's Internet search market versus Google's 30 percent.

Google's announcement made an immediate impact in trading on the NASDAQ in New York. Google shares fell 1.3 percent after news it might withdraw from China. Baidu on the other hand jumped 6.8 percent.