Susan Shirk quoted in Mercury News
Shirk offers insight on the effect of Google's withdrawal on U.S.-China relations
01/13/2010
Mike Swift and John Boudreau,
MercuryNews.com
Responding to a highly sophisticated cyberattack on opponents of the Chinese government, Google said Tuesday that it is no longer willing to operate a government-censored search engine in China — and may shut down its Chinese operations altogether.
Google's declaration and the accusation of China-based cyberattacks will further complicate U.S.-China relations, said Susan Shirk, a former deputy assistant secretary of state in the Clinton administration responsible for U.S. relations with China. "It adds to the already difficult agenda we have with China. It's not going to be easy.
"I presume that Google has pretty strong evidence, otherwise they would not make this public statement and declare battle with Beijing," Shirk said.
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