Money | Google Will Rivals Join Google Stand Against China? Stakes would be higher for Microsoft, Yahoo By Jane Yager Posted Jan 13, 2010 7:33 AM CST Copied Visitors stand at the reception of the Google China headquarters in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Google may be hoping rival firms join its stand against Chinese censorship and hacking, but the stakes in a conflict with the Chinese government would be much higher for Microsoft and Yahoo. While Google's business in China represents only a small share of its global revenue, the picture looks different for other global search and email giants, Reuters reports: Microsoft: Already has huge research and development investments in China and is pumping in more money, calling the Chinese market a top priority. Yahoo: Holds a complex position in China, having invested more than $1 billion in the operator of two of China's leading online commerce sites. Sina, Sohu and NetEase.com Inc: China's major Internet firms take care to stay on the good side of government censors and would be highly unlikely to join Google's crusade. Read These Next Doctor left her Alaskan cruise and never returned. Actor Michael Madsen is dead at 67. Police shot a bank robber as a drone delivered some Faygo Red Pop. Extremely rare bat-borne virus claims a human life. Report an error