I actually see it the other way around. This action to appease China is extremely cynical and they only reason they are emboldened to take it is because Blizzar

I actually see it the other way around. This action to appease China is extremely cynical and they only reason they are emboldened to take it is because Blizzard have immense financial security. Most normal corporations would be way too scared of exactly this kind of backlash to so brazenly crack down on behalf of a totalitarian state.