China Unicom to offer Google Android phones

China Unicom has said it will sell smartphones running Google’s Android operating system, removing doubts raised after a dispute between Google and the Chinese government.

"We are open to mobile phone operating systems, and we recognise that Android is a mainstream system," said Chang Xiaobing, Unicom Chairman, on the sidelines of the opening of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing. "We will definitely use Google's Android in our mobile handsets," he said.