The U.S. State Department said it was aware of "strong indications" that Internet giant Google will announce a decision on its future in China on Monday.

"We aware that there are strong indications of an announcement by Google this afternoon, and as we have said throughout this process this is a decision for Google to make," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said.

"I'm not going to comment on whether we know what Google is going to say. Let's wait for the announcement and talk afterwards," Crowley told a news briefing.