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Sorry dude, though I can't say I'm an expert on China, these aren't the dark ages. Bourgouise aren't being pulled out in front of all the villagers to be ridiculed any more. Also,this is an information systems company, not a Nuclear Waste disposal company or fashion lable looking for cheap labour. Google are hurting no one with their Chinese censorship policy and providing their usual service. Knowing those two facts, the good outweighs the bad and moral creaminess is acheived.

Also, how exactly do you think this whole freedom of speech thing is going to get to china without people like google and wikipedia taking an interest in Chinese affairs?

Thats not to mention the fact that it's really none of our business. People go on about being open-minded to other value hierarchies and values in general but as soon as a cultural difference like this comes up it's all 'urra marine corps' go democracy and free speech, arrr, die commies.