Until recently, the firm automatically redirected Chinese users to its unfiltered search site in Hong Kong to get round censorship issues.
Google has said it will now 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 automatcially redirected - would allow it to continue operating in China.
BBC News - Google in 'new approach' on China
Be interesting to see if principles start to wain over potential revenue, with a huge Chinese potential audience, its soon going to be an online gold rush
