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China said on Tuesday that it would launch an investigation into Google on alleged antitrust violations.
The country State administration for market regulations said he would launch an investigation into the technology giant due to alleged violations of the China anti-monopoly law, according to a Google translation of the official declaration.
The follow -up press release ended on the heels of China announcing additional prices on certain American products.
The Chinese Finance Ministry said it would preserve 15% tariffs on coal and imports of liquefied natural gas from the United States, from February 10. It will also impose 10% higher tasks on American crude oil, agricultural equipment and certain cars and trucks.
Google has stopped its Internet services and search engines in China in 2010, but continues certain operations, in particular by helping Chinese companies seek to advertise Google platforms abroad.
The Google survey could end without any penalty, said Julian Evans Pritchard, head of the China economy in Capital Economics.
Google is faced with a regulatory examination in several countries, including the United States
The company lost legal action submitted by the United States government in 2020. It accused the cabinet of having a monopoly on the general research market by creating strong obstacles to entry.
Following the decision, the United States Ministry of Justice pushed in November to Google to give in its Chrome browser. The ministry also argued that Google should not be authorized to conclude exclusion agreements with third parties such as Apple and Samsung.
Google is also the subject of a competition by competition and the UK markets to find out if it has a “strategic market status” under a new British law.
– Anniek Bao of CNBC, Ryan Browne and Jennifer Elias contributed to this report.
