Google pulls plug on Translate app for China in ongoing retreat

The service’s web page in China now shows a photo of a generic search bar that redirects to Google’s Hong Kong translation site, which isn’t accessible from the mainland. — AFP

Google shut down its Translate app for China, ending one of the few remaining services the US giant still operates in the world’s biggest Internet arena.

The service’s web page in China now shows a photo of a generic search bar that redirects to Google’s Hong Kong translation site, which isn’t accessible from the mainland.