The Chinese government announced on Tuesday they would open an investigation Google In response to the 10 percent taxpayer imposed on Chinese President Donald Trump's imported Chinese imports. Minute after tariff Having been in effect, China's market management agency said it is giant US technology exploration because it is likely to violate the country's anti -monopoly law.
The Chinese government may have been selected strategies to pursue Google because it has limited activities in the country, making sure the hit on the US technology giant will be relatively minimal. This move gives China many rooms to escalate if the Trump administration announced additional tariffs or other commercial measures. Google declined to comment.
China also announced it would set more limitations for the sale of some important minerals such as tungsten and slapping more tariffs on agricultural equipment, pickups, natural gas, coal and other goods. From America. Although the United States does not depend on China for all affected minerals, the country controls most of the world's tungsten supply, used in light bulbs, semiconductors and ammunition.
China's position is solid and consistent. Trade war and tariffs have no winners, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said in one declare Sunday right after the tariff is announced. This move cannot solve US problems at home and more importantly not beneficial for both sides, still less than the world.
China has kept Google in cross contests in the trade war with the US over the past few years. In 2020, the Government is reported is considered open A exclusive anti -Android enterprise of Google, according to Reuters. The discussions obeyed a complaint from the huge Chinese telecommunications Huawei, targeted by Trump during his first term.
Due to US sanctions, Huawei could not use software produced by American service, a toolkit that was widely used throughout the smartphone industry. The limitations forcing the company to develop its own operating system called Hocony OS.
But most smartphones Around the world still runs On Android, which has caused competitive surveys in some countries, some of which have led to Change of concessions Designed to provide consumers and developers to apply more options and lower fees. In China, some Smart phone manufacturers Continue based on an open source version of Android.
Last December, the Chinese government also opened an exclusive anti -NVIDIA investigation, a GPU chip producer played an important role in developing AI generation and became a one. Source significant Sparring trade between the US and China. The notice is given immediately after the Biden government tighten China has access to high -end semiconductors.
About 15 years ago, Google Stop providing A suitable search experience for China after a series of associated Chinese governments Cyber attacks Against it and other US companies. Google debate redo China with a search engine Seven years agoBut the project has been processed After the protests from some employees are interested in supporting China's supervision and censorship.
Google has also stopped selling directly Cloud technology in ChinaBecause local laws can threaten the privacy and security that it provides to customers in other markets. Other Google services Such as YouTube blocked by Chinese Internet management agencies.
China has allowed domestic companies to buy ads through Google so they can market customers abroad. But the revenue from those transactions is relatively small and China does not even attract a parent company Annual financial statements Last year. That is in contrast to the meta, Which list China among the largest markets of advertisers and said last year that Chinese -based advertisers were located last year. accounting for 10 percent of its annual revenue.