Pichai Confirms Google Exploring Chinese Version of Search

October 17, 2018 |International

Google is exploring launching a Chinese version of Search (see 1809260050), CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed Monday. During a Wired event, Pichai discussed a project named Dragonfly: “If Google were to operate in China, what would it look like? ... We’ll be able to serve well over 99 percent of the queries.” The company previously received backlash internally and from lawmakers about the plan.