Google wouldn't comment beyond confirming that the license has been renewed in China, a search market Baidu dominates. Despite a contentious relationship, Google recently received their Internet Content Provider permit from the Chinese government.
There is also speculation that Google China may fail its next ICP annual inspection -- to get its license renewed in 2010, Google stopped redirecting China queries to Google Hong Kong. The latest: Google failed to submit an application for an...
Without an ICP license, we can't operate a commercial website like Google.cn -- so Google would effectively go dark in China," he added. The next step will be for the search giant to "end the redirect entirely," he said, adding that Google had...
Google says it uses the ICP license of a local company Ganji.com, which Google says is common practice. It also says the ICP number is listed at the bottom of its search results on Google China. "Google has no license for China service...
