Google Scholar might finally be Google's way back into China

After Google exited China seven years ago, it might finally have a way back in.

A senior Chinese lawmaker has revealed that Google Scholar — Google's search engine for academic literature — is on a priority list to be allowed back over the Great Firewall.

Google and all its services like Gmail and Google Maps are blocked in China, and users there need to use a VPN if they want to access Google services.

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The move will seek to enhance Chinese "academic progress," the South China Morning Post quoted Liu Binjie as saying. Liu, a government party member and former head of China's top censorship body, said China's academics will likely be the first to access Google Scholar. Read more...

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