Google says some searches are blocked in China

Less than a day after Google said it would no longer censor its search engine in China and began redirecting Web surfers to its Hong Kong site, it said some searches were blocked.

"It seems that certain sensitive queries are being blocked, but the full site is currently not being blocked," Google spokeswoman Christine Chen said Tuesday. The blockade of searches on politics, porn and other topics — the apparent work of Chinese authorities — ratcheted up an already tense impasse between the two. The conflict underscores analysts' warnings that Google's gambit on Monday could damage its ability to maintain a foothold in this promising market. Google's China business brings in a sliver of its $24 billion in annual revenue, but analysts believe the market has ample room for growth.