Although Google has stated that it will delay or cancel the launch of Android in China to a public feud with the country’s government, manufacturers who are caught in the crossfire may be revolting against Google’s wishes and building work-arounds to bring the OS to the Chinese people. Chief among those manufacturers are Lenovo, which has stated that it will be bringing its attractive hybrid clamshell-slate design Lephone in the second half of the year, and Motorola will work with Chinese carriers to bring its own Android app store to China to circumvent Google not opening Android Market in China as part of its no-launch stance.

Google’s decision not to launch Android means that the company will not allow Android with Gmail, Google Maps, and Android Market (and possibly some other Google apps) from appearing on handsets. Although Android is open-source, Google-specific apps like those mentioned are not part of the Android package for manufacturers to place on non-approved handsets. As part of its efforts to get the basic Android OS into the Chinese market, Motorola has created SHOP4APPS, its own Android app store and is working with Chinese search provider Baidu to bring search capabilities to handsets for launch.

The public feud between Google and China could cost manufacturers quite a bit of loss revenues. Morgan Stanley is predicting that the spat could cost Motorola around 500,000 units of sales this quarter, or about $162 million.

(via: Gizmodo and SlashGear)