Beijing: google has announced a 'New approach' in its ongoing battle with China over censorship until now, the firm automatically redirected Chinese users to its unfiltered search site in Hong Kong to get round censorship issues.
Google has said it will stop this after Beijing warned it could lose its licence to operate in the country. Instead, Chinese users will be sent to a 'landing page'. Clicking anywhere on it sends them to the Hong kong site.
Google said it was hopeful that this subtle change - where users have to actively click on a link to access unfiltered search results rather than being automatically redirected - would allow it to continue operating in China.
Google's announcement comes ahead of today's deadline when the Internet giant's licence is up for renewal. "It's clear from conversations we have had with Chinese officials that they find the redirect unacceptable, and if we continue to do so, our licence will not be renewed," chief legal officer David Drummond said.
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