China's "self-made" web browser is actually built on Google Chrome

Company claims that it’s “standing on a giant’s shoulders”

Redcore said their new web browser was supposed to be a breakthrough. They said it was “China’s first self-made innovative browser engine.”

But after reports emerged that Redcore’s “self-made” browser contains elements from Chrome, the company’s founder and CEO admitted that it was in fact “built on the foundations” of Google’s browser.

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