Microsoft has restated its position on China following the comments made earlier this week by Microsoft senior counsel Fred Tipson who said concerns about repression in China might make it reconsider its presence there.Mr Tipson was speaking at the first Internet Governance Forum held in Athens which debated many issues of internet policy. He said “We have to decide if the persecuting of bloggers reaches a point that it’s unacceptable to do business there.”

But following Mr Tipson’s comments, Microsoft issued a statement which said: “Microsoft is not considering the suspension of the company’s internet services in China.”

It continued: “On the contrary, it is committed to continuing to offer services and communications tools in China as it believes it is better for customers that Microsoft is present in global markets with these tools and services as this can not only promote greater communication, but can also help to foster economic opportunity and social collaboration.”

So it now looks like Microsoft is staying in China, Read more here.