2012年12月12日,谷歌向中国地区合作伙伴发出的通知中表示,宣布于今天正式在中国市场关闭购物搜索服务。至少两个月前谷歌中国就已经做出关停决定,而这也是谷歌中国本地化政策调整的又一余波。谷歌在通知邮件中表示,这一调整仅限于google.cn/shopping页面提供的服务,中国贸易商仍可使用Google Shopping在全球范围内进行 On December 12, 2012, Google said in a circular to its partners in China that it announced the official closure of its shopping search service in the Chinese market today. At least two months ago, Google China has made a decision to close the shutdown, and this is another adjustment to Google’s localization policy in China. Google said in a notification e-mail that the adjustment is limited to the services provided on the google.cn/shopping page, and Chinese traders can still use Google Shopping globally