In Google’s official statement about their “New Approach to China,” they praised the entrepreneur in this exert:

China’s economic reform programs and its citizens’ entrepreneurial flair have lifted hundreds of millions of Chinese people out of poverty.  Indeed, this great nation is at the heart of much economic progress and development in the world today.

We we keep an eye on the situation with Google and China on this blog.  On one side of the argument, many believe that economic progress brought about by the exchange of commerce and ideas empowers the local middle class to demand more rights to conduct their affairs, thus placing pressure on the government to instigate change.  Another argument is that a company will never be able to make change by cowering to the demands of a government to conduct business in a particular region.  But if that company decides not to do business in the region as a result, are they setting themselves up for future failure by not being in the region?

Click here for Google’s full statement.