Letter From Google Partners in China

A group of Google Inc.’s (GOOG) partners in China have sent a letter to the Internet giant, saying their businesses are in jeopardy if Google closes its Chinese search engine and demanding to know how they will be compensated. The company said it received the letter and was reviewing it Tuesday. Our translation of the letter, e-mailed to Google Monday night, is below. (Not all the resellers listed as signatories in the letter had a part in drafting it, and each has a unique relationship under different terms with Google.)

Dear Dr. Liu Yun (John Liu),

Since Google’s chief legal officer announced on Google’s official blog back on Jan 13 that Google was considering pulling out of China, there has been an endless flow of rumors. Over the past two months, even during the Chinese traditional holiday — the Spring Festival Season, we were very restless, upset, and very worried.

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