I don't think you're writing the same thing as I am now.<p>The WSJ gives a rather different message than Google originally did. I don't believe that's in the mind of HN.<p>I would like to know if the WSJ has any concrete information to justify this different message.<p>I read your original post and I disagree. Google was definitely <i>saying</i> they would take an action (refusing to censor their search results) which would <i>probably</i> result in their withdrawal from China. Whether they meant it or whether they would stick to that position is a different question. But you were wrong then about Google's <i>statement</i> and you're wrong now if you're still defending your previous claim.<p>The only thing I've read Google saying, all along, is <i>"we don't</i> want <i>to leave but we'll probably be</i> forced <i>to leave"</i>. It's a bit subtle but it's the way every large corporation approaches kinds of situations.