So we're integrating our market more with China's market, making the relationship less one-sided. Some economists have argued that China is actually more econo

So we're integrating our market more with China's market, making the relationship less one-sided. Some economists have argued that China is actually more economically free than the West in certain areas (like the overhead involved in starting a new business), though I'd say we're at least slightly better off here overall. However, the West definitely has China beat in the area of free speech. Speech and the market are intertwined at various levels, so we'll see friction there. I'd say it has less to do with market freedom (of either participant) and more to do with China simply not having anything close to free speech. Whether we decide to stand our ground on this or not is a separate question. One good way to do it at least for the internet is to favor open, non-proprietary systems that aren't controlled by any one profit-focused company. That way we don't all have to suffer the consequences when a single company like Google bends the knee to China for their own financial gain, and leaves the rest of us holding the bag on the reduced free speech front.