would they be breaking any international laws? This is a nebulous concept, since there's really no higher authority to act as judge for something like this. T

would they be breaking any international laws? This is a nebulous concept, since there's really no higher authority to act as judge for something like this. There exist international treaties, but those are pacts between governments. They're not enforceable in the way this would require -- if you break them, the worst that's going to happen is "sanctions". But more importantly, Google is a private entity. They don't have any treaty with the Chinese government. So what is it that would constrain them?