Google is welcome to return to China but only if it complies with the law, according to an opinion piece by state-backed newspaper People’s Daily, after reports surfaced that the U.S. technology giant is planning to launch a censored version of its search service on the mainland.
The Intercept reported last week that Alphabet-owned Google is planning to re-launch its search engine in China and that it would blacklist certain websites and search terms. Google originally left China in 2010 over concerns regarding censorship.
Reports of such a move from Google raised concerns from privacy advocates because it would block material online that the Chinese government does not like. But the country’s state-backed media has taken a different view.
Source: Google Welcome in China as Long as it Complies with Law: State Media | CNBC