Google says ‘no changes’ to mapping platform in China after report


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 16 Jan 2018

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BEIJING: Alphabet Inc's Google said on Jan 16 it has made "no changes" to its mapping platform in China, denying an earlier media report that claimed it was re-launching the function in China, where many of its services are blocked. 

Japan's Nikkei reported earlier that Google had set up a China-specific version of the Google Maps website for the first time in eight years and introduced a map application for Chinese iPhones for the first time. 

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