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Microsoft and Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group are testing a new search service that could offer Chinese users an alternative to major player Baidu and struggling Google, according to the Associated Press. A beta of the new Etao search site came online this past weekend teaming up Alibaba’s e-commerce search engine with a Chinese-language edition [...]

Microsoft and Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group are testing a new search service that could offer Chinese users an alternative to major player Baidu and struggling Google, according to the Associated Press. A beta of the new Etao search site came online this past weekend teaming up Alibaba’s e-commerce search engine with a Chinese-language edition [...]

Google may soon have even more competition for the attention of Chinese citizens doing Web searches. China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency announced Thursday that it has signed an agreement with local carrier China Mobile to set up a new search engine company. Though few details were provided, Xinhua said that work on the new search [...]

(AP) — The state-run Xinhua News Agency said Thursday it will launch its own search venture, giving Google a new, well-financed rival following the closure of its China-based Web search engine. ©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

China on Monday dismissed accusations of any official involvement in hacking attacks on Google and other U.S. companies, adding to tension between the two countries over the issue. A Chinese official also defended online censorship of political topics and said the country would not change how it regulates the Internet, according to the official Xinhua [...]