Back to the Middle Kingdom: Google is angling to launch Google Play in China some time after Chinese New Year in February next year, and before early summer, said a source.
BEIJING/HONG KONG: Google, part of Alphabet Inc, aims to launch the China version of its Google Play smartphone app store next year, according to people familiar with the matter, its first major foray in the market since ending localised product support in 2010.
The Google Play app store would be set up specifically for China, and not connected to overseas versions of Google Play, two of the people said.
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