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China said it had introduced an antitrust investigation into Google, which works with Chinese corporations on smartphones and advertising outside the country.
By Nico Grant
San Francisco records
China took opposed to the United States on Tuesday with a series of measures that have addressed US companies. In addition to the prices and import restrictions, he said that the country introduced an antitrust survey on Google.
The survey ad Indistinct: just one line on the online page of a Chinese agency. But it pushes Google, whose Seek engine should not be had in China, amid a geopolitical dispute and adds to the company’s long list of regulatory headaches.
A Google spokesperson declined to comment on the Chinese government’s investigation.
Google has the world’s most widely used search engine, and also leads the market for digital advertising. The company has faced antitrust investigations around the world, including in the United States, Canada, Europe and South Korea.
Although it is not yet transparent how the antitrust of China will develop, this may only be Google’s relations with Chinese companies. Here are more about the limited operations of the company there:
China’s antitrust authority, the State Administration for Market Regulation, said it planned to investigate Google. The authority accused Google of violating an antimonopoly law without providing any additional details.
The same framework investigates Nvidia, the American manufacturing of chips, for antimonopoly lands since December.
Google products should not be had in China due to the country’s censorship restrictions. The company’s SEEK engine, the YouTube video platform and the programs game store should not be had in the country.
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