It's just a government being changed from a total Communist, to a capitalist with residual governmental power, actually, it's not trying to be what it might look like, it(china-the country;government) is just scared... because the transition is being done too fast, the government is probably fear that they are loosing grip... I don't think pushing countries around the world to "revolutionize" is such a good idea... Besides... Google is a company... it's trying to make an up rise... to me... it's just a power rush... because it's easy to push people to up-rise, when people are complaining, just need the "right" provoke... I think china is already improving over the last 10 years or so... compared to some other Asian countries... it's pretty reasonable already... remember what happened to "Wiki leak"? wasn't our own government freaking out? China just didn't "package" their "counter measures" to look "good" or maybe some people would called it "lawful" (US law by the way... eh... imposed our standers up on others...) Keep in mind, it's technically STILL a communist country (yeah right~). And DON'T tell me that OUR own government NEVER TAP any E-mails EVER...
Again, I don't like censorship... I hate FOX, and Jack-Tom... but when it comes to a country that are changing, taking fast steps, the lease thing a government that's trying take risks (for other countries too by the way) to catch up to the rest of the world... is to crumble from the INSIDE! loosing the trust of their own people, by some internet company, and their words of discouragement?! A company from an allied country? seriously? Put your selves in the shoes of their leader... what would you do? give up the improvement plans that you are already taking risks to try to accomplish? To people that complains and plots to overthrow you? just so that they can start another couture revolution? REALLY? I think the ENTIRE CHINESE RACE and their COUTURE are already Broken by the couture revolution, "fixing" takes time, and it won't be completely recovered, but to let loose yet an other one? are you kidding?
By the way... did Google get totally shoveled out/unplugged? if not, I think even the "EVIL EXTREMIST" China, is TRYING to come up with a better way to do things, hey, they didn't "Jailed" any Google workers... right? Imagine what a middle eastern country would have done?