Google in China shuts several services- no more google.cn

On January 12, 2010 Google on their official blog announced their new approach towards China . Google faced  cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis and hence was forced to rethink about their operations in China.  So earlier today Google stopped censoring their search services—Google Search, Google News, and Google Images—on Google.cn. Users visiting Google.cn are now being redirected to Google.com.hk .  Google has created this page to share what all services are available in main land China from today onwards.

Some images of Google’s China office are ( click on gallery from left hand corner of image below) –
Google's headquarters in Beijing on January 14, 2010. Two days after Google announced that it would stop its internet services to China unless the nation's censors eased their grip, the Chinese government offered an indirect but unambiguous response: Companies that do business in China must follow the laws of the land. UPI/Stephen Shaver

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