But, despite its corporate motto – “Don’t be evil” – Google itself was instrumental in aiding online censorship in China, having custom-built a search engine that purges all references and Web sites that the Chinese government considers inappropriate. Now Google itself has become a victim of China’s growing cyber prowess, in the same way that appeasement of Hitler boomeranged onto France and Britain.
谷歌如今正在痛诉受到了一场“来自中国的、针对本公司基础设施的、高度复杂且极具针对性的攻击”。不过，尽管该公司有着“不要作恶”的格言，但它自身却在协助中国实施网络审查方面发挥过作用，谷歌为该国量身定制了一款搜索引擎，其搜索结果清除了所有被中国政府认为不妥的关联词与网站。正如当年英法两国对希特勒实施绥靖战略、最终却自作自受一样，谷歌如今也成为了中国日益增强的网络能力之受害者。