Google on Monday said it shut down the Google Translate service in mainland China, citing low usage.
The dedicated mainland China website for Google Translate now redirects users to the Hong Kong version of the service. However, this is not accessible from mainland China.
“We are discontinuing Google Translate in mainland China due to low usage,” Google said in a statement.
As a result, local competitors such as search engine Baidu and social media and gaming giant Tencent have come to dominate the Chinese internet landscape in areas from search to translation.
