Beijing and Hong Kong , China ( CNN ) -- China state media said Google 's decision to quit censoring its China Web site `` violated its written promise '' and was `` totally wrong . '' In the chess game between Beijing and Google , Google has redirected all search traffic from mainland China to Google 's Hong Kong site , google.com.hk rather than pulling out of China . Although Hong Kong , a former British colony , was handed over to Beijing in 1997 , the region operates with some autonomy and has a free press . China 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs weighed in on Tuesday , saying Google 's moves wo n't impact Sino-U.S. relations -- despite a raft of editorials in state media over the weekend lambasting Google and accusing the company of having close ties to the Obama administration . China state media step up rhetoric against Google . `` The Google incident is just an individual action taken by one company -- I ca n't see its impact on Sino-U.S. relations unless someone wants to politicize it , '' said Qin Gang , ministry spokesperson . `` I can not see its impact on China 's international image unless someone wants to make an issue of it , '' Qin added . `` It is not China that has undermined its image but rather it is the Google company itself . '' The government would n't comment whether Google 's actions were legal or if the government planned further action . The next move may be for China to block access to Google.cn -- as it has done for Web sites like Facebook , YouTube and Twitter . Google quits censoring search in China . `` We very much hope that the Chinese government respects our decision , though we are well aware that it could at any time block access to our services , '' David Drummond , Google 's chief legal officer , wrote in a statement posted on the company 's official blog . As of 9:30 p.m . ET , Google users in China could still access Google.cn but results on politically sensitive search terms , such as `` Tiananmen Square massacre '' or the outlawed religious group `` Falun Gong , '' were being blocked when searched from Beijing -- suggesting that although Google is no longer self censoring , China state censors of `` the Great Firewall '' may be . Google-China move hurts businesses , academics . A similar search in Hong Kong , however , successfully loads searches for controversial terms . Google indicated yesterday in a blog post that using the Hong Kong site could be patchy or slow due to so much traffic being redirected to its servers there . Google made the announcement on its Web site at 3:03 a.m. local Beijing time ( 3:03 p.m . ET ) . China Daily , a state-run media organization , responded with a story four hours later quoting an unnamed official from the Internet bureau under the State Council Information Office . `` Google has violated its written promise it made when entering the Chinese market by stopping filtering its searching service and blaming China in insinuation for alleged hacker attacks , '' said the official . `` This is totally wrong . We 're uncompromisingly opposed to the politicization of commercial issues , and express our discontent and indignation to Google for its unreasonable accusations and conducts , '' the official said . Instead of shuttering its operations in China , Google plans to continue operating there . `` We intend to continue R & D work in China and also to maintain a sales presence there , though the size of the sales team will obviously be partially dependent on the ability of mainland Chinese users to access Google.com.hk , '' wrote Drummond of Google . The company on Monday also launched a dashboard page , which it promises to update regularly each day , that will show which Google services are available in China . According to the page , YouTube , Google Sites and Google 's Blogger apps were blocked , with some others partially blocked , such as Picasa . Kevin Voigt reported from Hong Kong and Lara Farrar reported from Beijing .
NEW : China 's foreign ministry says move wo n't impact Sino-U.S. relations . Google says it will stop censoring search results in China . China Daily quotes official : Move `` totally wrong '' Google.cn users will be re-routed to an uncensored site in Hong Kong .