The US government is considering the merits of taking China’s censorship of Google to the World Trade Organization, describing it as an unfair barrier to trade, Bloomberg reported. The US Trade Representative office spokeswoman Carol Guthrie said it is reviewing legal arguments put forward by two parties with links to Google. Deputy general counsel of Google Nicole Wong said going to the WTO is "well worth consideration." She said Chinese censorship favors domestic internet companies and goes against basic international trade. Google said on January 12 that it would stop censoring search results in China but still has not announced any timetable for doing so.
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