Trump met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai on "political equity" in China

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee held in Capitol Hill, Washington on December 11, 2018.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday in a tweet that he had met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai about "political equity" on the company's platform and relations in China.

…. Also discussed about political equity and various things that @Google can do for our country. The meeting is very well finished!

Pichai is in Washington to talk about Google's work in China, where he is planning a censored search engine that would respect the Chinese government's stringent laws regarding the use of the Internet. Intercept announced on Wednesday that the company was carrying out a sort of project performance appraisal called Dragonfly.

CNBC announced that Pichai would meet with General Joseph Dunford, President of the Armed Forces Staff, but that his meeting with the President had not yet been reported.

"We are delighted to have productive talks with the President on investments in the future of the American workforce, the growth of emerging technologies and our continued commitment to working with the US Government." "said a spokesman for Google in a statement.

The meeting appears to be a positive step for Google's executive, which has drawn criticism from Republican lawmakers for what they claim to be a political bias on Google's platforms. Trump had previously said that the company, as well as Facebook and Twitter, "walked on a very very disturbed territory".

Pichai refused to appear before the Senate's Special Committee on Intelligence in September, leaving only an empty seat, alongside Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, and Jack Dorsey, chief executive of Twitter . Pichai ended up testifying in December of last year. Meetings in Washington this week could make necessary amendments.

A group of state attorneys general, accused by the United States of that time. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who will review Big Tech's antitrust concerns, has focused his efforts on Google in particular.

– Lauren Feiner of CNBC contributed to this report.

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