BEIJING: Internet giant Google’s unwillingness to obey Chinese law is to blame for the shutdown of its    hugely popular email service, state-run media said on Tuesday after the last easy way to access Gmail was apparently blocked.

“China welcomes the company to do business on the prerequisite that it obeys Chinese law; however Google values more its reluctance to be restric-ted by Chinese law, resulting in conflict,” the Global Times said in an editorial.

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