A white paper by China’s Ministry of Industry highlighted the Android OS as a thing of concern. Currently, Android is by far the leading mobile OS in the People’s Republic of China.
“Our country’s mobile operating system research and development is too dependent on Android,” the document read. “While the Android system is open source, the core technology and technology roadmap is strictly controlled by Google.”
The Ministry of Industry report suggests that they believe Google discriminated against Chinese companies to protect its position. If China regulated Android in favor of Chinese companies, it could be a blow to Google in a region that is acknowledged to be the largest for smartphones in the world.
Source: Reuters
