What would happen if Google pulled out of China?

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This week, Google threatened to pull out of China after several Gmail accounts of human rights activists were hacked into by cyber attackers in China. What would it mean for U.S.-China relations if Google really pulls out of the country altogether?

We talk with Adam Segal, a senior fellow for China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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