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On January 13, Google, the world's largest Internet company, surprised the world by announcing a possible suspension of its China operation, citing the Chinese government's censorship of search results and cyber attacks from the country as reasons.

While it will be months before the final consequences of this decision are felt, the move has already caused intensive media coverage and led to hot discussions throughout the cyber world. The company's decision has even attracted considerable attention from both country's governments.

In a regular press conference, Jian ......d China, ceding the market to local businesses.

The Internet was only introduced to China in the mid-1990s. The new technology has helped reshape the country in many ways, bringing new media, online games, new ways to shop and ever-present instant messages into Chinese people's lives. However, besides MSN, Chinese companies dominate most Internet sectors. The Internet market is a textbook example of how hard it is for foreign companies to fit into the local business culture.