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Google to stop censoring China Web results

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SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said on Thursday that the Internet giant is still censoring Web search results in China but that will change in a “reasonably short time from now”.

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“We're in conversation with the Chinese government,” an AFP report quoted Schmidt as telling financial analysts in a conference call after releasing Google's fourth quarter results.

“Our business in China is today unchanged. We continue to follow their laws, we continue to offer censored results. But in a reasonably short time from now we will be making some changes there," he said. Schmidt did not provide any further details.

Following Google's spat with China over censorship, U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton had called for an unfettered worldwide Internet and urged global condemnation of those who conduct cyber attacks. She even cited China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt among countries that censored the Internet or harassed bloggers.

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Schmidt also said he has a special spot for Apple in his heart.

“I will tell you that Apple is a very well-run company and they have a lot of very good stuff coming,” another report quoted him as saying. “We have a couple of very good partnerships with them and we also compete with them in a couple areas. My guess is that's (going to be) a pretty stable situation for a while.”

Following the strong competition between Apple and Google, Schmidt had stepped down from Apple's board last August.

Talking about the financial results, he said Google is back in business full blast. “Given that the global economy is still in the early days of recovery, this was an extraordinary end to the year," said Schmidt.

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