don't believe anything you hear about China, especially if it falls into the "Chinese Government is an evil overlord" bucket, or you'll end up looking like an idiot.
[0] http://archive.is/tTgsx (original page already gone)
It might not be the gov't intending to act evil in this case -- it can be some random "old red army" hearing about Google's involvement in this thing and protesting. But no matter what the underlying reason is, they are defly trying to hide something they are not supposed to in order to make stuff look good. (They ain't no White Lotus.[1]) You don't need an evil overlord to do this; a narcissist will suffice.