14 DAY TRIAL // Mountain View-based Internet giant Google was reported a few days ago to have canceled plans on hosting a developer lab in Beijing, following the issues it has with the Chinese government, yet it seems that the company has never had any plans to hold the event, at least this is what a company's spokesperson stated recently. However, Google will still hold such events in a series of Asian cities, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Taipei.
“The reports are incorrect. There was not a Nexus One launch event scheduled in Beijing. Google is hosting 3 Android Developer Labs in Asia over the next couple weeks in Singapore, Taipei, and Hong Kong. These are technical events for developers who want to build applications for Android. We never planned to hold an Android Developer Lab in Beijing, and suggestions that we did plan one are not true,” a Google spokesperson stated recently, reports All Things Digital.
According to a previous post on Reuters, Google has canceled the launch of Nexus One in China, as well as the planned meeting with Android developers in the country, while moving forth with other planned events for Hong Kong and Taiwan, but it seems that things are not this way in the end. However, Google is still reticent to delivering its Android solutions to the country, even if mobile phone makers can deliver handsets powered by the mobile operating system to China.
“Regarding the distribution of Android phones in China, nothing has changed. Android is an open source mobile platform, so anyone can bring Android-powered devices to market. At this time, we are postponing the availability of Google mobile applications on Android devices from operators in China,” Google's official also stated.
As most of you might already know, it all started with Google threatening to shut down its operations in China following a series of cyber attacks against Gmail accounts of human rights activists in the country. The company entered a dispute with the Chinese government over the censorship of search results in the country, and has since postponed the launch of two Android based smartphones from Motorola and Samsung.