Baidu, the number-one search engine in China, now may have an even bigger competitive lead thanks to the China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center. CIIIRC, a Chinese watchdog group, last week accused Google of allowing pornography and other vulgar content to be viewed in China.

Google executives met with Chinese officials over the weekend to discuss their concerns. "We will continue to meet with the government to address their concerns, and we wish to communicate directly with them in regard to our services and progress in addressing this problem, Google China spokesperson Cui Jin told the Global Times.