Why was it terminated? In theory a search engine that merely adheres to Chinese law sounds fine. Give a better product than they already have with the same rest

Why was it terminated? In theory a search engine that merely adheres to Chinese law sounds fine. Give a better product than they already have with the same restrictions they already have. I wonder if there ended up being far more control and restrictions than they bargained for and with the increased risk of tech theft the project just wasn't worth it.