1. What announcement has Google made about their Chinese market?

2. For what reasons is Google taking this potential step? Be specific.

3. How has Human Rights Watch attitude toward Google's presence in China changed with Google's announcement?

4. What percent of the market does Google have in China?

5. What popular websites are currently blocked in China?

6. Why do you think Google said that its executives in China had not been told about the withdrawal before announcing it publicly?

7. How has the Chinese government reacted to accusations of censorship?

8. When Google launched its Chinese division four years ago, it complied with the Chinese government's orders to censor information (e.g. Tiananmen Square Massacre in China). At the time, Google argued that "the benefits of increased access to information for people in China outweighed our discomfort in agreeing to censor some results". Why do you think Google has reversed its policy now?