SMACKED DOWN: China's government responded to Google's detour around its Internet censorship rules by blocking some of the traffic from the mainland to the company's search engine in Hong Kong.
THE BARRIER: China relies on Internet filters dubbed the "Great Firewall" to restrict access on topics that the government considers objectionable.
FINANCIAL FALLOUT: An Internet service owed by a Hong Kong tycoon said it wouldn't renew a Google partnership, to avoid potential government problems. Google shares fell 1.5 percent.
source : http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/summary-box-googles-solution-to-censorship-brings-new-challenges-as-government-retaliates/