Google has been open about our desire to increase our ability to serve users in China and other countries. We are considering a variety of options for how to offer services in China in a way that is consistent with our mission. In the course of that exploration, we built an internal product to understand better what Google search in China might look like. But at this stage we are still not close to launching such a product, and whether we would or could do so remains unclear... As we explore these options, we value and take seriously our company's responsibility to respect human rights. In all our operations around the globe, we are committed to a process of responsible decision-making that respects the fundamental rights of our users and is consistent with our mission, our code of conduct, our Global Network Initiative obligations, our AI principles, and our privacy principles.

While recognizing our obligations under the law in each jurisdiction in which we operate, we also remain committed to promoting access to information as well as protecting the rights to freedom of expression and privacy for our users globally. Before we launch any search product in China, we intend to confer with GNI partners and other key stakeholders, and to carefully consider the feedback we receive.