Google Reportedly Plans To Launch A Version Of Its Play App Store In China

(RTTNews) - Google Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL) is planning to launch a version of its Play app store in China, in order to achieve a bigger control over a significant market for the internet giant, the Information news website said, quoting people familiar with the matter..

China accounts for about half the people who use Google's Android mobile operating system.

Relations between the Chinese government and Google have not been smooth with hacking allegations raised nearly five years ago. The company exited China in 2010, and some of its websites are still blocked in the country.

According to the report, Google held talks with the Chinese government last year about launching Google Play, but it is not clear whether the government will allow a launch.