China said it had started an antitrust investigation of Google, which works with Chinese companies on smartphones and advertising outside the country.

The Chinese government's move to open an antitrust probe into Google is the latest development in a long and tangled relationship that goes back to the early 2000s. The investigation was one of a flurry of Chinese retaliatory measures announced Tuesday in response to a 10% tariff imposed by U.

The Chinese government has opened an antitrust probe into Google. Interestingly, Google’s search and internet services have been blocked in China since 2010, and this move comes in response to new tariffs imposed by U.