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China said it had started an antitrust investigation of Google, which works with Chinese companies 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 announcement of the investigation was vague — just one line on a Chinese agency’s website. But it thrust Google, whose search engine is unavailable in China, into the middle of a geopolitical dispute and added to the company’s long list of regulatory headaches.
A Google spokesman refused to comment on the investigation of the Chinese government.
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.
While it’s still unclear how China’s antimonopoly investigation will develop, it could affect Google’s dealings with Chinese companies. Here’s more about the company’s limited operations 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 body has been investigating Nvidia, the American chip-making giant, on antitrust grounds since December.
Google’s main 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 applications store should not be had in the country.
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