From San Jose Mercury News:
In China, Google means underdog.
While the Mountain View company dominates the search market in the United States, it is not part of the pop lexicon on the other side of the Pacific. In its nine years in China, which now has the world’s largest Internet audience, Google has struggled.
It has seen its services temporarily shut down by the government, and has been accused of purveying porn. Google China has also been outmaneuvered by a nimble rival, Baidu.com, the look-alike site that claims more than 60 percent of the market in China.
“It’s a constant struggle,” said Yuke, a Google employee who goes by one name. He was Google’s lead product manager in China before managing the social responsibility department. “Sometimes we move ahead, sometimes we lose ground. It’s a tough fight.”
