ZEN SOO, AP Business Writer
Hong Kong (AP) -The movement of the Chinese government to open an anti -trade probe on Google is the latest development of long -led relationships dating in the early 2000s.
The survey was one of the rapidly increased retaliation of China announced on Tuesday in response to 10 % of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on imports from China.
Others include the arrangement of the other two American companies on a low -reliable entity list that can prohibit investing in China and other products in the United States and other products.
Let’s take a look at Google’s history in China and what the antitrust law means for the company.
What is the relationship between Google and China?
Google launched a Chinese search engine Google.cn in 2006. It was censored to comply with Beijing’s law, and in 2009 it was a major search engine in China, with a market share of about 36 %.
In 2010, in response to the increase in unwilling to comply with cyber attacks and censorship rules, Google did not want to block search results and close Chinese search engines, but instead. He said he did not want to redirect on the Hong Kong site.
Beijing later blocked Google Services with the Great Firewall censorship system, such as e -mail service Gmail, Chrome browser and search engine, and users in mainland China became unable to access.
China usually blocks most Western Internet platforms, such as Google, and social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.
Is Google still operated in China?
Google services are not accessible in China, but the company still maintains its presence in Japan and focuses mainly on the sales of advertising business and engineering. Some employees are working on services such as Google Cloud and Customer Solutions.
Google maintains the offices of Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Why are China investigating Google?
The state administration for Chinese market regulations said on Tuesday that he was investigating Google on suspicion of violating the antitrust law.
The regulatory authorities did not provide more details, but the announcement was made a few minutes after the new US tariff was enforced.
What does this mean for Google?
The impact on the operation is unknown because Google has almost no detailed investigations, but the immediate status is unlikely to be affected by probes that can take several months.
Google did not immediately comment on the investigation.
Some experts believe that anti -trading is likely to be used as a negotiating tip in the US and China trade war, focusing on Google’s Android operating systems for smartphones.
John Gong, an anti -trading expert at the International University of Japan, said that Chinese smartphone makers had long been dissatisfied with Google market practices.
Almost all brands, except Apple and Huawei, pay a license fee to Google to use the Android system on the device.
“Now, Google is on the chopping board, but I think it’s still a survey, right? “I think it’s very negotiated,” he added.
Huawei was published in 2019 after being published in US entertainers (foreigners, companies, and organizations as national security concerns) and hindered their business with US companies, including Google. Developed a harmonios operating system.
Google has been accused of violating other countries, including the European Union, South Korea, Russia, India, and Turkey, and is said to have abused its market dominance.
Beijing’s AP communication writer Ken Moritsugu has contributed to this report.
Initially issued: February 4, 2025: 12:55 pm EST
