In deciding how best to approach the Chinese - or any - market, we must balance our commitments to satisfy the interests of users, expand access to information, and respond to local conditions.

As we develop a greater understanding of the Chinese market, we intend to add more products and services.

We intend to disclose to users when information has been removed from our search results in response to local laws and regulations.

We're going to be very conscious of where this data is located.

Should they be able to speed up their own sites and services, while degrading those offered by competitors? ... What's better: [a] Centralized control by network operators, or [b] free user choice on the decentralized, open, and astoundingly successful end-to-end Internet? (Hint: It's not [a].)

The real work of domain name system happens in a very distributed, very decentralized way,