According to an internal source quoted in the Financial Times, Google is “99% certain” to close the Chinese version of its search engine after prolonged disagreements over censorship laws. Last week  Google’s  Chief Executive Eric Schmidt confirmed that “something will happen soon”. In response to Google’s threats to shutter Google.cn, Li Yizhong, Minister of Industry and Technology, told the National People’s Congress on Friday that Google must “bear the consequence” of its “irresponsible and unfriendly” actions.

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