The Chinese government's move to open an antitrust probe into Google is the latest development in a long and tangled relationship that goes back to the early 2000s. The investigation was one of a flurry of Chinese retaliatory measures announced Tuesday in response to a 10% tariff imposed by U.

China said it was opening an antitrust probe into Google, part of a series of actions Tuesday that also included tariffs on U.S. coal and liquefied natural gas imports as well as restrictions on the export of certain metals.

China said Tuesday it has launched an antitrust investigation into Google, part of a swift retaliation after the U.S. president Donald Trump imposed a 10% China has launched an antitrust investigation into Google after the U.