Google in China: Search Censorship and User Access Issues
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Question 1
1 Unlike Google's old Chinese-language site, the new site is…
- a. censored
- b. not censored
- c. censored by Chinese citizens
- d. censored by Google itself
Question 2
2 Chinese internet users who are searching for information about Falun Gong on Google.cn…
- a. will only find articles against Falun Gong
- b. will find articles with censored blocks
- c. will only find British or American information
- d. won’t find any information
Question 3
3 Chinese internet users…
- a. can only find information about Chinese subjects
- b. are unable to access information about many subjects
- c. will only have problems getting information about political issues
- d. can surf the internet freely
Question 4
4 Google is interested in the Chinese market because…
- a. it wants to defend freedom of speech
- b. China is the only country where its business is declining
- c. it’s fashionable today to do business in China
- d. of economic considerations
Question 5
5 Google has got a dilemma because…
- a. it is not certain the new site will be successful
- b. censorship slows down its site
- c. censorship is contrary to its universal mission
- d. Western organisations are criticising its actions in China
Question 6
6 Reporters Without Borders claim that Google…
- a. has got no choice but to censor itself
- b. should work according to its values
- c. should get involved in China’s laws
- d. must reduce its business in China somewhat
Question 7
7 Google claims it will…
- a. inform its Chinese users when access to certain information is restricted
- b. inform its Chinese users about their freedom of speech
- c. reject its Chinese users whose access to information is restricted
- d. inform its Chinese users about restricted issues in other ways
Question 8
8 Google justifies its business in China by claiming that…
- a. the cooperation of the Chinese government is very important
- b. it needs the Chinese market desperately
- c. it has tried to ignore the Chinese laws but has failed
- d. giving some information is preferable to giving none