Trump says Google CEO committed to US, not Chinese military

Washington: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Google CEO Sundar Pichai, whom he’d previously accused of indirectly boosting China’s military, has reassured him that he is “totally committed” to US security. “Just met with @sundarpichai, President of @Google, who is obviously doing quite well,” Trump tweeted after a White House meeting. “He stated strongly that he is totally committed to the US Military, not the Chinese Military.”

Earlier this month Trump complained that Google’s business activities in China were “helping China and their military.

” There was also criticism from General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who told Congress “the work that Google is doing in China is indirectly benefiting” China’s armed forces.