From Xinhua (link):
Internet giant Google rejected newspaper reports yesterday that its new China platform does not have the correct license.
The Beijing News reported yesterday that Google.cn, which was recently launched, “has not obtained the ICP (Internet content provider) license needed to operate Internet content services in China.”
The Ministry of Information Industry, which regulates China’s Internet, was “concerned” and investigating the problem, the paper said.
“Under China’s policy framework for the Internet, Google.cn is clearly unlawful,” said the China Business Times.
A Google spokeswoman said the newspaper reports were groundless. The company’s licensing was “totally within the legal framework,” she said.
See also: Google sets China hub in Beijing from Xinhua.
