According to a white paper, which has been authored by the research division of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the smartphone industry in China is being excessively controlled by Google, via its popular Android mobile operating system; with the result that some domestic firms have been discriminated against by the Internet search giant.

The white paper - which was posted online on Friday, but carried by Chinese media on Tuesday - chiefly draws attention to Google's discrimination against some Chinese firms which are developing their operating systems.

As per the paper, Google had not only delayed the sharing of codes with the local companies building their operating systems, but had also worked out commercial agreements that hold back the business development of mobile devices of these companies, which include Baidu, Alibaba Group, and Huawei Technologies.

Noting that Chinese companies have the ability to develop their own mobile operating systems, the white paper - which analysts believe is an indication to the smartphone industry that regulations against Android are apparently in the offing - said that China's mobile operating system research and development is "too dependent on Android."

The paper further added: "While the Android system is open source, the core technology and technology roadmap is strictly controlled by Google."