[link|http://images.google.cn/images?hl=zh-CN&q=tiananmen%20square&btnG=Google+%E6%90%9C%E7%B4%A2&sa=N&tab=wi|http://images.google...B4%A2&sa=N&tab=wi]

If you'll note here: [link|http://images.google.cn/preferences?hl=zh-CN&lr=&cr=countryCN|google.cn preferences] there is no such thing as "Safesearch off" you cannot turn it off. You can change it to moderate. But you cannot turn off safe mode == moderate

As soon as I force that change in the cookie, it re-directs to .com.

I believe that China actually Blocks google.com from inside China. That would effectivly remove any ability to do the safe=off mode.

Cheers!


P.S. Ben, to be honest, I would have thought you would have actually done that little bit of investigation yourself. But, it does not mean Google is evil. It is just obeying the laws in the Country of Service. They serve China *FROM* China. I am sure, if you looked you'd see other interesting things for us looking in from the outside, that is available to us, but would get a "redirect" from the Great Firewall of China.