So, if China loses Google in a censorship spat, this would be a crippling blow to their scientific sector. Hmmmm.
Losing Google would hit Chinese science hard
More than three-quarters of scientists in China use the search engine Google as a primary research tool and say their work would be significantly hampered if they were to lose it, a survey showed on Wednesday.
Google’s future in the country is uncertain following a row with Beijing, but Chinese scientists asked by the Nature journal how much they rely on Google said it was vital for finding academic papers, information about discoveries or other research programs and finding scholarly literature.
“Research without Google would be like life without electricity,” one Chinese scientist said in the survey, which asked more than 700 scientists for their views.