VOA慢速英语听力 ECONOMICS REPORT（WORD文本）：0115A.doc

1、标题：voa慢速英语:谷歌可能退出中国市场对应音频：0115a.mp3听力内容：Google May Leave Fast-Growing China简介：中国称已经超越德国，成为世界最大的出口国。中国目前位于第三位，即将逼近日本。由于经济快速增长，中国在世界上的影响力不断增加。中国是世界上最大的互联网市场，而Google美国总部日前表示正在评估自己在中国商业运营的可行性，考虑关闭“谷歌中国”网站以及中国办事处，并可能完全退出中国市场。下面是美国媒体VOA对该事件的报道和分析：This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.China says

2、 it has passed Germany and become the worlds top exporter. Exports totaled more than one trillion dollars last year. That was down from two thousand eight, but about thirty billion more than Germany.Chinas influence in the world has increased with its fast-growing economy. The United States remains

3、the largest economy. China is third and gaining on Japan.Manufacturing has expanded, fueling exports. But China has not imported as much as its trade partners would like. Its policies about valuing its currency and its human rights record have also created tensions.And now there is a new dispute. Ch

4、ina is the worlds largest Internet market, but Google says it may leave. The company said it was targeted last month by a major Internet attack launched from China.It says intellectual property was stolen and the attackers sought access to Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. At least t

5、wenty other large companies in different industries were also targeted.Also, the company said it is no longer willing to censor search results as required by Chinese law. Google says it is still observing censorship laws, but it will hold talks with the government in the coming weeks.G launched four

6、 years ago this month. Google is estimated to have around a thirty percent share of the search market in China. But that is only about half the share of the Chinese search engine Baidu. Baidu also reported an attack on its Web site earlier this week.Online advertising sales in China are estimated to

7、 bring Google only a few hundred million dollars a year. Not much for such a big company, notes business expert Fariborz Ghadar at Penn State University.FARIBORZ GHADAR: Google has to make a decision whether they want to basically deviate from their vision mission statement that they do no harm and

8、stay in China. Or whether they have just had enough and they dont like the restrictions, and they dont like the cyber attacks, and theyre going to move out so as to preserve their name and brand.Online activity in China is closely watched and the government tries to limit access to many sites, inclu

9、ding VOA.On Thursday a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Chinas Internet is open and that Chinese law bars cyber attacks. Another government official said China itself is the victim of a growing number of foreign attacks.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would like an explanation from the Chinese about Googles accusations. She is giving a speech next week about Internet freedom.And thats the VOA Special English Economics Report, written by Mario Ritter. Im Steve Ember.