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Google May Leave China By April 10, Report Says (PC World)

PC World – Google may make good on its threat to pull out of China and leave the Communist country by April 10, according to a Chinese language newspaper report. Citing anonymous sources, Shanghai-based China Business News says that Google may be ready to pull the plug on its China operations, and could announce its decision as early as Monday. If the rumors are true it would bring an end to a controversy that has been brewing ever since Google threatened to would shut down its business operations in China following a series of cyberattacks against Google and other U.S. companies. However, pulling out of the world’s fastest growing economy and most populous nation may have serious consequences for the search giant.

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China tries to cool yuan dispute with U.S. (Reuters)

Reuters – China on Friday said it was sending an envoy to Washington to try to ease trade frictions as its currency regime comes under fire, warning that threats from U.S. legislators could stifle room for progress.

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Who Will Profit When Google Exits from China? (Time.com)

Time.com – Microsoft’s Bing is sharpening its knives but so are two aggressive and ambitious Chinese companies

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Who Will Profit When Google Exits from China?
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China unyielding on yuan as U.S. raises pressure (Reuters)

Reuters – China said on Wednesday it would not waver in sticking to a stable exchange rate and was being made a “scapegoat” after Congress threatened to seek duties on Chinese goods unless it revalues its yuan.

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Google partners in China appeal for word on plans (AP)

AP – Chinese companies that sell advertising on Google’s China search engine have appealed for information on its future and say they might want compensation if it is shut down.

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World Bank tells China to tighten policy (Reuters)

Reuters – The World Bank raised its 2010 growth and inflation forecasts for China and recommended a tighter monetary policy as well as a stronger exchange rate to restrain inflation expectations and asset bubbles.

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Senate bill threatens stiff penalties on China (Reuters)

Reuters – Members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday threatened Beijing with duties on some of its exports if it fails to revalue its currency, pressuring the Obama administration to label China a currency manipulator.

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China without Google: ‘a lose-lose scenario’ (AP)

AP – China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China’s fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad.

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