Google Business Was Frustrated Once Again In China

Online, April 1, 2011 (Newswire.com) - With partners leaving one by one, Google in China continues to face difficulties. Yesterday, there were indications that Google's key partner in China, Sina decided to give up using Google search technology, which means Google, with declining market share in China will be woeful in future.

According to person in charge from Sina, this month, the contract of Sina with Google has reached its expiration. Sina has removed Google search service from the site, currently used its own search technology. And in early last year, the Sina CEO Charles Chao has revealed news to give up Google, he said: "in the search business, Sina internally has formed a search team to replace the Google, the company does a good job to change search services at any time "

Google declined to comment on the decision.In fact, Google on March 23 last year, announced its withdrawal from the mainland, and moved to the server Hong Kong. For a full year, Google encountered many troubles in China, and didn't do very well in cooperative relations.

Google said in July last year, would end two technical support services on Chinese Internet companies - Tianya and ePathChina, including a question and answer service. Then Google launched its own Q & A service for mainland users. Last October, Google and its seven agents in east China got in disputes. Seven agents accused of that Google existed internally corruption and maliciously terminated the relationship with the agents, but the two sides dispute had no below until now..

Although many Google executives repeatedly emphasized that "Google has never given up China," in the past year, Google market share in China has dropped to the lowest point, its main rival Baidu is also able to stabilize the leading superiority. The CEO of China bulk wholesale company ePathChina Yide Huang stated that Google market share in China in the fourth quarter of last year, has slipped to 19.6%,but in 2009 it is up to 35.6% at the same period. In contrast, Baidu market share in the fourth quarter jumped from 58.4% in 2009 to 73% at the same period.

It is worth mentioning that the global search leader position of Google has been under attack. Facebook recently began testing its search business, Microsoft and Yahoo search Union has also been taking market.