After Google shut down its search engine yesterday it started directing users to its Hong Kong site. That site had uncensored search results. Now, the Chinese Government has countered and restricted mainland China users from accessing the Hong Kong site. Beijing officials were clearly angered by Google’s decision, which focused global attention on the government’s censorship policies, and there were signs of possible escalation in the dispute. In other news, China’s biggest cellular communications company, China Mobile, was expected to cancel a deal that had placed Google’s search engine on its mobile Internet home page, used by millions of people daily. In interviews, business executives close to industry officials said the company was planning to scrap the deal under government pressure, despite the fact that China Mobile has yet to contract with a replacement.
It has also been hinted that Chinese official will shut down Google’s address in China completely and that their advertising license will not be given renewal.
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