Google tops up mobile search

US search engine Google Inc yesterday said it would strengthen its mobile search service in China, the first strategic move since the company came under the Chinese government glare for providing links to pornographic sites.

The world's largest search engine said it plans to aggressively promote its mobile search service, Google Map service as well as its Android wireless platform in the world's largest mobile market, where cellphone users reached 687 million by May, according to government figures.

"China has huge wireless population," said Lee Kaifu, president of Google China, in a press release. "Our strategy is very clear, that is to make mobile search service to outpace our PC-based search service."