Bottom line: Google's launch of a China AI lab marks the latest step in its campaign to curry favor with Beijing, which could give it a 50-50 chance of being allowed to sell its Pixel phones and open a China Google Play store in 2018.
Chronicling Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) slow march back to China has been a bit like watching grass grow these days. It's been a painfully slow process, including the latest announcement that the c...