China has launched an antitrust investigation into Google, marking the latest development in a complex relationship between the two nations. This move follows previous actions, including tariffs on US LNG and other products, and the blacklisting of American firms. Google's history in China includes a censored Chinese-language search engine (google.cn) which was later blocked by Beijing's Great Firewall. While Google services are inaccessible in mainland China, the company maintains a presence through sales and engineering for its advertising business.
HONG KONG — The Chinese government’s move to open an antitrust probe into Google is the latest development in a long and tangled relationship that goes back to the early 2000s.
Google launched the Chinese-language search engine google.cn in 2006. It was censored to comply with Beijing’s laws, and in 2009, was a major search engine in China with about 36% market share.Beijing later blocked Google services under its Great Firewall censorship system, including the email service Gmail, as well as the Chrome browser and search engine, making them inaccessible to users in mainland China.
John Gong, an antitrust expert at the University of International Business and Economics, said that Chinese smartphone makers have long complained about Google’s market practices.
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