Trump Wants Google to Shut Down China Search Engine Project
Oct. 5, 2018US Vice President Mike Pence has called on Google to end itscensored Chinese search enginethe ‘Dragonfly’project. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Pence in a speech yesterday in the US said American companies must reconsider turning over intellectual property as they expand in China.
Google’s modified search engine, codenamed ‘Dragonfly’,would‘strengthen Communist Party censorship and compromise the privacy of Chinese customers’,Pence said.
The news about Google’s plan to build a censored search engine in China broke in August when The Intercept reported that the search platform would blacklist “sensitive queries” about topics including politics, free speech, democracy, human rights, and peaceful protest, triggering internal protests among some Google employees.
He confirmed the November schedule during a private meeting with GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill in September.“We remain committed to continuing an active dialogue with members from both sides of the aisle, working proactively with Congress on a variety of issues, explaining how our products help millions of American consumers and businesses, and answering questions as they arise,”Pichai had then said in a statement.
