Can't it be censored, though? Isn't that the point? And if it can't be, what are we arguing about? Somebody told me once that they met a person from mainland C

Can't it be censored, though? Isn't that the point? And if it can't be, what are we arguing about? Somebody told me once that they met a person from mainland China. They showed them a picture of the Tank Man and asked them about Tiananmen Square. The person was dumbfounded and did not know what they were talking about. They tried to say "this is important to you!," but clearly it wasn't, and censorship had worked. This person would have needed much more than a trip overseas to have any interest in it. I'm not sure why the Google story would be any different. Its symbolic to us because not only are we able to access it, but we go out of our way to make a big deal about it and study it. The fact that this information is available to Chinese citizens when they temporarily leave their country is not enough for it to become important to them. The symbolism is important to us as westerners. But given that it is meaningless to the Chinese, I question whether trying to preserve that symbolism for ourselves outweighs the benefits that come from working with the Chinese people and providing them with a good product inside of a system that we mutually agree is terrible.