Google staying out of China absolutely hurts China. Healthy competition and free exploration of markets leads to better tools which creates both economic and c

Google staying out of China absolutely hurts China. Healthy competition and free exploration of markets leads to better tools which creates both economic and cultural value. China is sacrificing that in order to maintain cultural control. It’s precisely the cost of Google’s absence which could twist their arm. (Although I suspect they won’t change until they are forced to by censorship-resistant creatures which will spawn Jurrasic Park-style in the next decade from the morass of cheap electronic components and waste ideas)