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Google Maps available again in China after 8 years 时隔8年后谷歌地图重返中国

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Chinese internet users are finding it much easier to use Google Maps after eight years of the service being tightly limited. 


While Google's flagship search function is still inaccessible in the country, the renewed availability of its map service could signal a shift in the Chinese government's stance toward the U.S. tech behemoth.


Until recently, internet users in China could not access Google Maps through apps on their mobile phones. But in recent days, users have found that applications that offer maps based on Google data have become accessible. Now, when a user seeks directions to a destination on these maps, they are redirected to a Chinese map application run by AutoNavi, an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding, which provides the directions.  

"There have been no changes to Google Maps in China," said Taj Meadows, head of Google's policy communications in the Asia Pacific. Google Maps have been accessible on desktop for years, but do not have an official presence in Android or iOS app stores in China, he said. 

There have been, however, various unofficial applications that used Google's map technology. While previously blocked, they have recently become accessible, making it possible for users to have the Google experience.


On Monday, Chinese netizens were hailing the revival of Google Maps as the American company's return to China, where its trademark search and other services have been unavailable since 2010. While Google began offering a translation app for Chinese smartphones in March 2017, the map service has a much wider appeal, and is one of Google's best-known offerings.

时隔8年后 谷歌地图重返中国


近日,有消息称,谷歌地图(Google Map)将回归中国大陆市场。目前中国用户可以访问谷歌地图的两个网址:http://www.google.cn/maps/和http://ditu.google.cn,但Google Map APP依然无法访问。


对此,有接近谷歌内部的人士称,谷歌地图的网页版在中国大陆地区一直能够访问,但其地图数据一直没有更新。


经过测试,目前谷歌地图App仍然无法使用,又查看了以上两个网址,发现大部分数据确实没有更新过,拿北京市地图来举例,谷歌地图上标注的地铁线路仍然不是近两年最新的版本。但是值得注意的是,虽然不是最新的地图数据,但谷歌地图也不是2010年退出中国时的地图数据。拿北京的地铁线路来说,谷歌地图上已经显示了北京地铁7号线,这条线是在2014年12月开通的。


在经过长达8年的缺席之后,谷歌将在中国重启其地图服务业务。该公司已经建立了中国特别版本的谷歌地图(Google Maps)网站,同时还将为中国的iPhone用户推出地图App。


有人会说,百度地图和高德地图都挺好的啊,是啊,在国内还行,但如果想看海外,百度地图可就远远不行了,比如你要去墨尔本旅游,你想看看租的房子或住的酒店周边有什么吃的,对不起,你只能靠谷歌地图了。


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