After a speech by U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticising countries that censor the internet and engage in hacking, Chinese officials and state-run media have launched a downpour of disrespect that has the characteristics of a performed counter-campaign. Clinton did not mention China specifically but also said that “Countries or individuals that engage in cyber attacks should face consequences and international condemnation.”

World’s biggest search engine provider, Google Inc., intimidated that it can shut its Chinese Google, referring to the problems of censorship and sophisticated hacking from within the country.

According to the Sunday editorial of the Guardian newspaper, “We’re afraid that in the eyes of American politicians, only information controlled by America is free information, only news acknowledged by America is free news, only speech approved by America is free speech, and only information flow that suits American interests is free information flow.”

Commenting on the Internet dispute, the ruling Communist Party's chief mouthpiece said, "These statements and actions disregard reality and harm China's national image, upsetting the healthy and stable development of Sino-U. S. ties. It is not difficult to see the shadow of the U. S. government behind the politicization of the Google affair.”

"Perhaps Google has already realized that China can do without Google, but without China, Google does not have a future”, it added”. Google said it wants talks to the Chinese government about solving its complaints.