<s>
Redcore	B-Operating_System
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Chinese	O
company	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
Times	O
(	O
Beijing	O
)	O
Technology	O
Ltd	O
..	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
is	O
based	O
on	O
Chromium	B-Language
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Blink	B-Language
browser	I-Language
engine	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
previously	O
claimed	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
used	O
a	O
new	O
browser	B-Protocol
engine	I-Protocol
that	O
was	O
developed	O
in-house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
social	O
media	O
users	O
revealed	O
that	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
's	O
internals	O
were	O
substantially	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
Times	O
(	O
Beijing	O
)	O
Technology	O
Ltd	O
.	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
raised	O
250	O
million	O
RMB	O
in	O
its	O
series	O
C	O
funding	O
round	O
from	O
venture	O
capital	O
investors	O
,	O
including	O
Morningside	O
Venture	O
Capital	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
Fortune	O
Venture	O
Capital	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
IDG	O
Capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
financing	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
marketed	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
"	O
100pc	O
China-developed	O
browser	B-Application
"	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
used	O
the	O
"	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
"	O
browser	B-Protocol
engine	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
after	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
Chromium	B-Language
,	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
Times	O
(	O
Beijing	O
)	O
Technology	O
Ltd	O
.	O
responded	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
did	O
not	O
solicit	O
state	O
funds	O
in	O
its	O
previous	O
round	O
of	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Chinese	O
social	O
media	O
users	O
disclosed	O
that	O
the	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
installer	B-Operating_System
,	O
when	O
fully	O
decompressed	B-General_Concept
,	O
contained	O
similar	O
files	O
and	O
directories	O
as	O
the	O
installer	B-Operating_System
for	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
disclosure	O
,	O
media	O
outlets	O
including	O
Sina	O
accused	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
of	O
plagiarism	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
marketing	O
a	O
"	O
Chrome-shell	O
browser	B-Application
"	O
(	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
domestic	O
product	O
developed	O
completely	O
in-house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chen	O
Benfeng	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
Times	O
(	O
Beijing	O
)	O
Technology	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
defended	O
the	O
product	O
by	O
describing	O
three	O
additional	O
features	O
of	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
that	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
16	O
August	O
,	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
was	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	O
co-founder	O
Gao	O
Jing	O
told	O
the	O
China	O
News	O
Service	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
open-source	O
resources	O
from	O
Chrome	B-Application
,	O
"	O
it	O
still	O
uses	O
domestic	O
core	O
technology	O
and	O
has	O
other	O
innovative	O
elements	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gao	O
said	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
website	O
to	O
conduct	O
"	O
urgent	O
technology	O
checks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
Times	O
(	O
Beijing	O
)	O
Technology	O
Ltd	O
.	O
issued	O
an	O
apology	O
announcement	O
disclosing	O
that	O
Redcore	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
engine	I-Protocol
based	O
on	O
Chromium	B-Language
.	O
</s>
