A day after Google (NSDQ: GOOG) began redirecting visitors to its search engine in China to its Hong Kong site, Google says that people in mainland China can still access the Google.com.hk site, although “it seems that certain sensitive queries are being blocked.” That makes the situation for Google users…

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) stopped censoring its search results in China early this afternoon. A roundup of the developments in the hours since: » Google has “violated its written promise it made when entering the Chinese market by stopping filtering its searching service and blaming China in insinuation for alleged hacker…

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has finally followed through on its threat and stopped censoring its search results in China. The company says in an announcement it just issued that it is redirecting Google China visitors to its search page in Hong Kong—“where we are offering uncensored search in simplified Chinese, specifically…

China has now reiterated its position in its standoff with Google (NSDQ: GOOG)—and it looks like all that remains is for Google to finally make its move. China says it won’t let Google operate an unfiltered search engine in the country. The latest statement from a government minister (via CNET):…

Only positive comments from CEO Eric Schmidt who led off his company’s earnings call by saying that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) had “performed well across the board” and by praising the company’s decision last quarter to once again ramp up its spending. “We’re back in business full blast,” he said, referring…

It’s now been six days since Google (NSDQ: GOOG) issued its China manifesto—and the repercussions continue. Here’s a round-up of some of the latest developments: » It’s possible that the attacks on Google’s network, which led the company to threaten to pull out of China, were an inside job. *Reuters*…

Google’s threat to exit China in response to internet attacks originating from that country is drawing attention to the rocky relationship between Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which it owns a 44 percent stake in. Last week, Yahoo said: “We condemn any attempts to infiltrate company…

Not a big surprise, but the Chinese government has not been won over by Google’s manifesto. The government made its first official statements on Google’s threat to shut down its China operations if it isn’t allowed to uncensor its search results, with a foreign ministry spokesman saying, “China welcomes international…

You can follow our own coverage of the Google China manifesto here—but here are some additional updates and analysis from around the web that have caught our attention: » Google’s stock ended the day down 0.57 percent, while Chinese internet giant Baidu (NSDQ: BIDU) saw its stock jump more than…

Some cynicism today that Google’s threat to leave China isn’t so altruistic. The basic argument: Google (NSDQ: GOOG) was facing an uphill battle against Baidu (NSDQ: BIDU) and is cutting its losses. And while it’s true—as we pointed out yesterday—that Google’s revenue in China is currently minimal, the company’s business…

If Google (NSDQ: GOOG) follows through on its threat of pulling out of China, the company would be sacrificing significant long-term growth in the world’s biggest internet market. In the short term, however, the decision won’t have much impact on the company’s revenue. During an interview on CNBC, Chief Legal…

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) says it is reviewing its operations in China—and may even shut them down—citing limits to freedom of speech in that country. The move would mean that Google would lose access to a country that could be its biggest source of long-term growth. China is already the largest…