Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies at a House Judiciary Committee hearing “examining Google and its Data Collection, Use and Filtering Practices” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Young
Google has "no plans" to relaunch a search engine in China though it is continuing to study the idea, chief executive Sundar Pichai told a US congressional panel amid increased scrutiny of big tech firms.
Lawmakers and Google employees have raised concerns the company would comply with China's Internet censorship and surveillance policies if it re-enters the Asian nation's search engine market.
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