Google Incorporated is hiring more than 60 people in China - from software engineers to communications managers - after a five-year gap following a fallout with the Chinese authorities.

Google has since moved to Hong Kong City. But it has advertised a lot of job opportunities on several social media websites which is creating a buzz. On LinkedIn, the company advertised as many as 60 jobs in Beijing and Shanghai.

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Google has declined to comment on this news regarding its return to the Chinese mainland, neither confirming nor denying the reports. It is, however, seriously recruiting a wide range of professionals in Shanghai as well as in Beijing. The job openings range from interns to executives, ad sales, software development, customer service, creative and technical services, across marketing, business development, product management, and client relations.

This could indicate another phase of Google's renewed China strategy. Google's Beijing and Shanghai offices will hire these people in China to work on Google Play online store and the company's mobile business. This recruitment drive is part of the company's vision to expand its ground presence in the world's most populous country.

Google halted its operations in the Chinese mainland in 2010. Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Alphabet Inc., the parent of Google, mentioned early this past November that approximately 500 employees were working in the company's China unit. Most employees are in its research and development and marketing departments, offering advertising services for Chinese companies that are aiming to go global.

Google already has a 500-strong workforce in China that serves the global market, while working on different projects. It began its return to China with artificial intelligence provider Mobovi Inc. in October 2015 and currently plans to open up an app store exclusively for Chinese users.

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