Google Will Not Launch a Search Engine in China: Sundar Pichai

Google does not currently have a plan to launch a search engine in China, its Indian-American CEO Sunder Pichai told MPs on Tuesday because he was talking to MPs expressing concern about such a report by Internet manufacturers Solved many questions. The hearing of the hearing of transparency and accountability of the House Judiciary Committee came in his statement: Investigating Google and its data collection, use and filtering practices.

“We do not have any plans to launch in China, we do not have a search product there. Our main goal is to provide access to information to users and access to information is an important human right,” Pichai did Google’s data collection During the Congress hearing on the practices, the members of the House Judiciary Committee said.

“We are always forced around the world to work hard to provide that information and there is no plan to start searching in China right now.” Answering a question from Congressman Sheila Jackson Lee, Pichai said, I am committed to being completely transparent with policy makers, which we have ever developed a plan to do. “

Praised Google for the 2010 stand of theory and democratic values ​​on 2010 profits, Jackson Lee said that he is worried that Google is now going back to China and maintaining dragonfly processes which will help the Chinese people The life line will help in seeking and freedom.

He asked, “How can you do this and what are you doing to reduce or to indicate that this is not the best practice?”

Tom Marino of Congress was reflected in “In 2010, Google left the Chinese market due to concerns about hacking attacks, censorship and access to data to the Chinese government. What has changed in 2010, and to censor research results with the Chinese government How Google is working, is a part of Google’s core values.

“At the moment, there is no plan to launch a search product in China. We are usually looking to see that this is the best part of our original mission and our principle is to work hard to provide information to users. Pichai said, “We always have evidence on the basis of every country we operate and has a very positive effect to give more information to the users and We call it. “

“But now, there is no plan to launch in China. He said that we will be fully transparent with policy makers even to reach such a decision and will engage widely and will consult.

Whenever a country wants to work in a country, it will see how to operate the circumstances. “Many times in the past we have debated the terms of operation and we find out a wide range of possibilities, at present, it is only an effort internally for us, we are not doing this in China and therefore You know but if we make some plans there then I would be happy to consult and be transparent. “

Congress of David Sicilin said that the operational environment in China has worsened in regards to censorship and, as Google first decided to take a decision in 2010.

In September, he sent a letter to Pichai with 15 other colleagues, in which serious concerns about the reports have been raised that Google is planning to re-enter the Chinese market with an app-based search engine, Which may have to implement strict censorship and monitoring requirements by the Chinese government

“Since then, the broad curriculum of this kind of protest has emerged with a group of lawmakers, human rights activists and Google’s own employees.” The environment has worsened, “said Sicilin.

Google said that, with the recently launched AI principles in Google, it appears to launch an app in the environment, which says it will not design or deploy technologies that are aimed at international law and broader human rights To the acceptable principles.

“It is difficult for me to imagine that you can work in the Chinese market under the current government structure and can maintain commitment to universal values ​​like freedom of expression and personal privacy, so I want to ask that this Chinese project But there are employees who hold product meetings, and if not, when did it last? “Asked by Sicilin

“We have made an internal effort, but there is no plan to start a search service in China just as I said earlier … At present, we are not in the discussion about launching a search product in China, “Pichai said.

Sicilin pressed Pitchai forward. “Will you decide to launch a device for monitoring and censorship in China, if you have Mr. Pichai, CEO of Google?”

“Congress Leader, I am committed to involving one of those things which are important to us as a company. We have a mission to provide information to users and therefore we feel that it will provide information to users Our duty is to explore the possibilities to provide access and I have this commitment, but as I said earlier, we have a lot of ideas Shil will be there and we said Pichai, “We progress, so will be enclosed in a broad way.”

In a separate letter, Sicilin and 15 other MPs and more than 50 human and civil rights organizations opposed the launch of a censored Google search engine for the Chinese market. The letter alleged that the Chinese government is actively promoting its digital digital censorship and monitoring model of the world around the world.