We all know Google the internets largest resource and China the most populated nation don’t get along at all. Most of the arguments among these two powerhouses is their inability to agree on issues like freedom of expression.
China has banned many Google products over the last few years and the Android Market seems to have made that list. This country wide ban has stopped most Chinese internet users from getting to market.android.com. This blocks Chinese users from accessing and downloading applications from the market.
For China this really isn’t a huge deal since most smartphones in the country use their own markets based on the carrier they are with. The Chinese models of Android devices don’t actually have Google Android Market support in the first place.
While this seems like a big deal to us in the US I doubt it affects many users in China to the extent that they even care all that much. Correct me if i’m wrong but most users would be smart enough to use a proxy or alternate mirror market to get the apps that they want one way or another.