Google has no license for China service says newspaper

This can't be good.......

[twinsrul]

BEIJING (Reuters) - Internet search giant Google Inc.'s controversial expansion into China now faces possible trouble with regulators after a Beijing newspaper said its new Chinese-language platform does not have a license.

Full Article [today.reuters.com]

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[grazzeh]

That's what they get for dealing with communists.

[carlr]

yep... China Reality Check #102 (Censored content was #101) :-)

There will be dozens more hurdles like this one waiting to happen. This will all be solved -off the record- with substantial money paid to the "right" guys... or by removing from SERPs stuff like Tienanmen Square... or Tibet...

"Do no evil" ;)

[kaz]

Google has a partnership with Ganji.com through which Google has the required license to operate Google.cn," said Google spokeswoman Debbie Frost

Google Denies Report [news.yahoo.com]

[toddski07]

There will be dozens more hurdles like this one waiting to happen. This will all be solved -off the record- with substantial money paid to the "right" guys... or by removing from SERPs stuff like Tienanmen Square... or Tibet...

Well according to the various press releases...Google already filters the results.

"Google.cn blocks searches for material on human rights, Tibet and other topics banned by the government. Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) has been accused of providing Chinese authorities with information that led to the jailing of two Chinese e-mail users, and Microsoft Corp. shut down the Web log of a Chinese user at the government's request. Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. also has been accused of cooperating with Beijing."

[TomWaits]

Buzz goes both ways. Long overdue.

[arnarn]

Slaves to greed, we'll stab our friends in the back.

Blind to reality, we march on looking for new friends.

.. IM"H"O ..

[gsyi]

Heres the original article in chinese:
[economy.thebeijingnews.com...]

According to The Beijing News Google China already reported their headquarter in the USA about this problem. Chinese Internet Insiders are speculating about a Google expanding tour in China to get an own ICP-license...

[redstorm]

According to our current regulation, only chinese company can get ICP license; that's the only barrier to google.