Google China Redirects Web Search to Google.com.hk, Google.cn Closes

Google is to exit China by closing Google.cn and redirects all web searches from China to Google.com.hk, Google’s Hong Kong web search home page, after Google has stopped censorship on Google.cn.

Google.com.hk was originally customized for Hong Kong’s Internet users with Traditional Chinese language homepage and interface. Google has set up three different language versions of Google.com.hk for Internet users residing in Mainland China from legally accessing Google’s web search.

Google Hong Kong Chinese Simplified Language

A simplified Chinese language Google.com.hk was added for Mainland Chinese users, in which access to Google.cn within China is by default redirected to this homepage.

    Google.com.hk Chinese Simplified Homepage

Google Hong Kong Chinese Traditional Language

The original default homepage available to Hong Kong’s Google users.

    Google.com.hk Chinese Traditional Language Homepage

Google Hong Kong English Language

An English English language Google.com.hk is made available to the fast growing number of non-Chinese speaking users residing in China.

    Google.com.hk English Language Homepage

Google created much news on China exit, censorship compliance, workaround to run Chinese operations:

  • Google.cn shuts down but Google isn’t ready to leave by keeping R&D and sales operations in China.
  • Google shuts China web search site in dispute over Chinese censorship.
  • Google creates legal workaround to bypass Chinese censorship by redirecting Google.cn to the Hong Kong web search site.
  • US government expresses disappointment after Google and China could not make a win-win deal.
  • Chinese government accuses Google’s decision for not complying with China’s Internet censorship is wrong.

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