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(translation) French to English, China & Google
Link: Les services mobiles de Google partiellement bloqués en Chine
Translated Article:
Google Web Services Partly Blocked in China
3/31/2010 Edition – by Jean Elyan of IDG News Service
Since Sunday, the status page of Chinese Google shows that web services are partly blocked in the country.
There are those who still ignore the extent of the problem, most notably the connection between limited access and America’s position on censorship. This problem was exacerbated by the recent move of Google.cn to Google.com.hk—Google’s Hong Kong search engine. Whereas the Mountain View based company was obligated to censor its politically-sensitive results on its China-based site to satisfy demands placed on it by the Chinese government, this was not the case with its Hong Kong search engine.
Google’s search engine, along with Google Maps and Google News, weren’t accessible from Beijing via China Mobile-operated GPRS connections. An American spokesperson confirmed that “our status page shows that web services are partly blocked in continental China.” This is the first time since its setting into service last week. Tests undertaken show YouTube and Blogger continue to be blocked in China, while Google Docs, Google Groups and Picasa are partly blocked.
Google’s decision concerning censorship has had other consequences. Thus, the Chinese portal for Tom Online declared last week that it will transfer its website’s search functions from Google to Baidu.com, Google’s main American rival in China. Also, last week, a spokesperson for China Unicom made it known that their mobile operator has no intention of using Google searches on their telephones. For their part, Google reported that the availability of Google Apps on Chinese-operated telephones hinges on its Android operating system.
Translated Article:
Google Web Services Partly Blocked in China
3/31/2010 Edition – by Jean Elyan of IDG News Service
Since Sunday, the status page of Chinese Google shows that web services are partly blocked in the country.
There are those who still ignore the extent of the problem, most notably the connection between limited access and America’s position on censorship. This problem was exacerbated by the recent move of Google.cn to Google.com.hk—Google’s Hong Kong search engine. Whereas the Mountain View based company was obligated to censor its politically-sensitive results on its China-based site to satisfy demands placed on it by the Chinese government, this was not the case with its Hong Kong search engine.
Google’s search engine, along with Google Maps and Google News, weren’t accessible from Beijing via China Mobile-operated GPRS connections. An American spokesperson confirmed that “our status page shows that web services are partly blocked in continental China.” This is the first time since its setting into service last week. Tests undertaken show YouTube and Blogger continue to be blocked in China, while Google Docs, Google Groups and Picasa are partly blocked.
Google’s decision concerning censorship has had other consequences. Thus, the Chinese portal for Tom Online declared last week that it will transfer its website’s search functions from Google to Baidu.com, Google’s main American rival in China. Also, last week, a spokesperson for China Unicom made it known that their mobile operator has no intention of using Google searches on their telephones. For their part, Google reported that the availability of Google Apps on Chinese-operated telephones hinges on its Android operating system.