Google moves China search to Google.com.hk

Google has announced that it will move its Chinese language search operations to Hong Kong.

The company said that all Chinese-simplified language searches will be rerouted from Google.cn to Google.com.hk, and warned that the increased traffic may temporarily slow down the Hong Kong servers.
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The transition follows months of failed negotiations between Google and the Chinese government over the issue of censorship.

David Drummond, senior vice president of corporate development and chief legal officer at Google, cited censorship as the main issue between the two parties in announcing the move on the company’s official blog.

“We want as many people in the world as possible to have access to our services, including users in mainland China, yet the Chinese government has been crystal clear throughout our discussions that self-censorship is a non-negotiable legal requirement,” he wrote.