Google has announced that it’s opening a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) region in Hong Kong. Launching sometime in 2018, it will be Google’s sixth Asia-Pacific (APAC) region after Singapore, Sydney, Taiwan, Tokyo, and the recently announced Mumbai region. Above: Hong Kong: Coming in 2018 Hong Kong represents a notable addition to Google’s global roster of cloud regions. The company has yet to launch its cloud platform in mainland China, despite rivals Microsoft and Amazon’s AWS having offered cloud services there for a number of years, albeit in partnership with local players. China isn’t exactly embracing foreign cloud companies, however. Regulators

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