Google Services in China

Here is a handy link - what works and doesn't regarding Google when in China: Mainland China service availability

So it looks like there is no Blogger, YouTube, Sites or Picasa almost all the time. Search, News and Gmail all seem to work almost all the time.

It has been recommended that I buy a VPN (since I need Blogger, TypePad, etc.) - I won't say whether I have done so yet or not :)