Chinese Media Takes on Anti-Google Sentiment

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China has denied any involvement with the recent cyberattacks that targeted Google and about 35 other large U.S. corporations, but when it comes to the country's media, China's more than willing to openly go on the offensive.

"It is not difficult to see the shadow of the U.S. government behind the politicization of the Google affair," Communist newspaper, People's Daily, wrote partially in response to Hillary Clinton's defense of Google threatening to shut down service in China. The paper added that American politicians are using Google "in an effort to restrict China's right to protect its national security and interests on the Internet."

These comments come despite the fact that Google continues to filter out content the Chinese government deems "sensitive" and has asked to talk to China about the situation. Naturally, this can only mean one thing:

"Perhaps Google has already realized that China can do without Google, but with China, Google does not have a future," the paper added.