Going to google.cn now takes you to google.com.hk - it’s redirecting from here inside China to Hong Kong, where you still get everything.
And interestingly, if you type in google.com it brings up the US version, no problem at all.
Most of the younger Chinese know all about VPNs and proxies and use them extensively for “banned” information; a lot of the computers at Internet cafes have proxy software installed already, and nearly all personal computers do as well. It’s how I watch Netflix and Hulu worldwide (Netflix and Hulu don’t let you stream to anywhere outside the US) and it’s how most of the Chinese get information outside China. They simply don’t care most of the time...
Proxies and VPNs perforate the Great Firewall quite readily!
Wow! No wonder the techno-savvy Chinese netizens are thorns up the backside of the CCP’s Great Firewall.