The US-China trade war has taken a new turn. China is preparing to launch an antitrust probe into Google, based on complaints made by Huawei, reported Rueters. Huawei had complained to China's regulator that Google has leveraged its dominance in the mobile operating system to stifle competition. A formal investigation may be initiated as soon as October, two unnamed sources told the publication. The issue between Huawei and Google Huawei is currently the largest smartphone maker in the world. However, this is largely because of Chinese domestic sales. Its international business has suffered greatly after Google stopped selling Huawei licensed versions of its Android operating system. While Huawei can still use public versions of Android, it wouldn't have Google's proprietary services like Google Play Store, Gmail or YouTube. Why did Google cut ties to Huawei: The Alphabet-owned company was forced to do so in May 2019, after the US government added Huawei and 70 of its affiliates to its "Entity List". Huawei was essentially prohibited from importing, exporting or using American technology. This meant Google could no longer have business transactions with Huawei. Soon enough, Google cut off Huawei's Android license. But what did Huawei do? The government was acting on suspicions that Huawei and ZTE were allowing the Chinese government to access data of their American users. The US government's actions were part of a larger trade war being waged by the country on China. It was also an attempt to arrest Huawei and fellow Chinese company ZTE's participation in the…
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