Google closed the project of the Chinese search engine with censorship due to differences within the company.

Source: Techaeris
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In October, the news appeared on Habré that Google is planning to launch a modified version of its search service here. The modification should have been censored - there are many prohibited topics in China, so their new project should have been blocked without showing “sedition” in search results. 3r371.
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Initially, reporters found out about this from 3r3177. Decryption protocol
a business meeting of Google employees, dedicated just to creating a search engine with censorship. Then it became known that "Chinese Google" should start work within 6-9 ...