yes and no.
if i need to google search right now i go through
http://canoe.ca which has a google function that provides me with results. a friend set up a proxy server for me, but since i already need a proxy just to get out of my LAN it isn't useful to me. plus trying to configure things on my chinese language IE is a pain in the ass.
if anyone has the know-how and the want to set up some sort of a proxy where i type the url into a dialogue box and it is served up in a frame that would be wonderful.
in the meantime i am stuck here behind the great firewall of china.