Chinas state media lashes out at Google

China's state media on Sunday accused Google Inc of pushing a political agenda by groundlessly accusing the Chinese government of supporting hacker attacks and by trying to export its own culture,values and ideas.

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China8217;s state media on Sunday accused Google Inc of pushing a political agenda by groundlessly accusing the Chinese government of supporting hacker attacks and by trying to export its own culture,values and ideas.

In a commentary signed by three Xinhua writers,the state news agency also sought to defend the governments Internet censorship,which Google has cited as one reason the worlds largest search engine may quit China.

Regrettably,Googles recent behaviour shows that the company not just aims at expanding business in China,but is playing an active role in exporting culture,value and ideas8230;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, the writers said.

On Friday,the China Business News reported that Google may make an announcement as early as Monday on whether it will pull out of China. Two months ago,Google said it had been the target of sophisticated hacking attacks originating from inside China,and the company said it would no longer agree to abide by Beijings censorship rules even if that meant shutting down its Google.cn site.

China requires Internet operators to block words and images the ruling Communist Party deems unacceptable,including those involving politically sensitive topics. Beijing has also entirely blocked popular websites Facebook,Twitter and YouTube. In the Xinhua commentary,the writers accused Google of violating international norms.

In fact,no country allows unrestricted flow on the Internet of pornographic,violent,gambling or superstitious content,or content on government subversion,ethnic separatism,religious extremism,racialism,terrorism and anti-foreign feelings, the commentary stated. As in other disputes with foreign businesses and governments,the commentary said Chinas stance in this case was a pure internal affair.

The writers said Chinas Internet development would prosper without Google,while the company would be the biggest loser. Whether it leaves or not,the Chinese government will keep its Internet regulation principles unchanged. One companys ambition to change Chinas Internet rules and legal system will only prove to be ridiculous, the writers said. And whether leaving or not,Google should not continue to politicise itself.