• January 14, 2010: China counters Google's threat by saying if it wants to operate in the country, it will . Those laws include the requirement to filter (read: censor) search results.

• January 14, 2010: Microsoft says it'll , despite Google's concerns position. Said news is not announced via , as that account will not be activated until 1/19, silly.

• January 18, 2010: Someone of foreign journalists at two Beijing news bureaus. This may or may not be related to the main attack, but its timing certainly doesn't help with the tension.

• January 18, 2010: An unnamed source claims with the cyberattacks in some way.

• January 19, 2010: Google announces it's in China. Reports indicate the delay is related to the company's ongoing talks with Chinese authorities.