China Renews Google's License; Have the Two Reached a Truce?

It appears Google and China have reached a détente. The world's largest search engine and the world's most populous country traded barbs and threats this spring when Google said it might leave the country over the Chinese government's Internet censorship. That fight cooled to a simmer over the last few months. Today, Google announced on its official blog that China has renewed its content provider license, further defusing the tension between the two.