> The United States wants to believe that the scourge of censorship thwarts online innovation, but China is challenging the idea in ways that frighten and confo

> The United States wants to believe that the scourge of censorship thwarts online innovation, but China is challenging the idea in ways that frighten and confound. As an American, I do believe that a culture of censorship and phenomena like the Great Firewall stifle an economy's capacity to innovate. That's not to say that innovation is impossible in such an environment, just more difficult. > “It doesn’t matter how the car is capable of traveling. Once it gets on the highway, you can imagine what the end result will be,” he said. > The implication is that China’s government is happy to have companies build shiny, fast things as long as regulators can put up roadblocks as they please. So far, they’ve mostly targeted foreign firms. Exactly, so far! What happens when the state determines that your blooming startup threatens their agenda?