Google China Business Grows, ‘Continues to Thrive,’ Alegre Says

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Google Inc.’s business in China is growing and “continues to thrive” amid demand for advertising services in the world’s most populous country, said Daniel Alegre, president of the company’s Asia-Pacific operations.

Google ran afoul of Chinese authorities in 2010 for refusing to abide by local censorship rules. Amid the clash, the company shuttered its unfiltered search tools in China and instead began redirecting users to pages in Hong Kong.