Tensions between Google and China seem to be increasing. The two have had a problem for quite some time now. Google, the internet search giant, has been told several times in the past by the Chinese government to censor the search results.

Google is now thinking about ending its local search engine Google China due to recent cyber attacks from China. Google has not blamed the Chinese government of the attacks yet but said that it will not be censoring the search results anymore. If that happens, Google will be shutting down its offices in China.

Google revealed that the GMail accounts that were hacked into belonged to Chinese human rights activists. The attacks were only for gaining access to the subject line of the emails and the date the account was created. The body of the emails were not accessed.

Baido, the most popular search engine in China, claimed that Google is thinking of quitting because it has not been able to dominate the Chinese search market. Currently, Baidu owns more than 60% of the search market. The chief architect of Baidu said that he is sickened by Google’s move. According to him, they should not make excuses and just say that they are quitting because of financial reasons.

Read what Google has to say about the issue.