“How to view the rumor that Google will resume services in mainland China on September 1?
A screenshot of a ‘Google China announcement’ is circulating online, claiming Google will fully restore services in mainland China starting September 1, 2025.”
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- You don’t actually think Google intentionally blocks your requests, do you? Have you ever seen a traffic-driven company reject its own traffic?
1.1 Google imposes no restrictions on China; +86 numbers can receive verification codes. Many codes are even relayed by domestic platforms for convenience. Chinese bank cards (Visa/MasterCard/JCB) also work on Google Play
1.2 Yes, TikTok did [doge][doge][doge]
1.3 I do believe Google brought this on itself. No country allows unregulated internet software – including the US. Why else would TikTok be restricted?
1.4 google.cn was never blocked; only HK domains were walled, leaving a door open should Google accept censorship. China isn’t hostile to US firms but demands localized versions (like Bing)
1.5 Isn’t Google’s refusal to comply with censorship effectively rejecting traffic? - Still dreaming? Two months ago, Google’s FCM push service – previously accessible – was blocked except for two domains
- Microsoft has mostly withdrawn. How could Google – less flexible than Microsoft – return? And the screenshot mentions YouTube? Impossible
3.1 Maybe after Jensen Huang joins the Party
3.2 According to colonizers, only Apple bootlicks; Apple sucks - Pipe dream. When did GCP ever have mainland data centers? Google won’t use third-party servers post-cloud migration. Barely any Google servers remain (e.g., Shanghai). Routing all traffic to Hong Kong? Impossible before GCP mainland infrastructure exists
- Why suddenly spread such rumors? To boost US stocks?
- If true, I wonder what a China-market Pixel would look like (maybe no marathons needed?). Note: Google kept minor services in China: site navigation, translation (discontinued lately), and ads
- Baidu’s search is useless now – results overflow with propaganda outlets (People’s Daily, Guangming Daily). DeepSeek hallucinates too much: it apologizes when corrected but invents new lies. Google’s return? 10000% impossible. Easier to control fools
- If true, I wouldn’t be surprised. Google’s Chinese results are terrible (defaults to HK servers). Use English keywords for quality. Chinese internet is poisoned by walled gardens and garbage content. PS: Learning English is crucial
- If you doubt this rumor rather than laugh, you may know Google but not China
- Anyone in tech knows one month isn’t enough for ICP licensing
- Impossible. Information controls tighten daily – no loosening
- Fake news. Google confirmed it’s unofficial
- Believing this? Might as well believe I’m Qin Shi Huang
- Similar rumors surface every few years. Motivations unclear
