Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told a US congressional panel on Tuesday that the Alphabet Inc unit currently has “no plans” to launch a search engine in China but did not rule out a future launch.
Pichai, who testified before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, had told US lawmakers in a letter in August that providing such a search engine would give “broad benefits” to China but that it was unclear whether Google could launch the service there.
Pichai told the committee he would be “fully transparent” with policymakers if the company brings search products to China.
“Right now, there are no plans to launch search in China,” Pichai testified. “Getting access to information is an important human right, so we always are compelled across the world to try hard to provide that information.”

Google CEO Pichai : ‘No plans’ to launch Chinese search engine

Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on December 11, 2018, in Washington, DC. (AFP)
Reuters, Washington
Tuesday 11 December 2018
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