Google co-founder Brin says some Alphabet business units may soon return to China
Search giant has been blocked on mainland for years but may enjoy more leverage as separate units can operate with greater autonomy in wake of restructuring
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is attempting to return to China, according to Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
The company’s recent restructuring earlier this month would allow different business units to operate autonomously, he said.
“Each Alphabet business can make its own decisions on which countries to operate in,” he told the Wall Street Journal.
“We already do quite a lot of business in China, although it has not been an easy country for us.”
Google pulled out of China in 2010 amid a censorship feud with Beijing over search results, but not before a number of users of its Gmail service were subjected to cyberattacks.
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Despite not having an office on the mainland China, Google still sells ads to Chinese companies that are looking to advertise internationally.