China Tech ETFs and the Google Drama

Google said Tuesday it would stop automatically redirecting Chinese users to an uncensored site in Hong Kong, a day before its government license expires, following official complaints.In January, the US web giant effectively shut down its Chinese-language search engine over censorship and cyberattacks, and automatically re-routed users to the Hong Kong site.

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ETF Database submits: Google (GOOG) set off a frenzy on internet message boards and in the human rights community earlier this week when the search engine giant announced in a blog post that it had been the target of a “highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China” that was apparently carried out with t

Users of Google in China will have to click on a link that takes them to the Hong Kong site. The move comes as a concession to the Chinese government, which had threatened to revoke Google's license. In a bid to maintain its presence in mainland China, Google Inc.

Google will no longer automatically direct its mainland Chinese users to its non-censored Hong Kong search engine, the company said late Monday.

David Wolf submits: As we all take in the latest wrinkle in the Google (GOOG) vs. China story, a few thoughts.