Besides the implicit endorsement, does it really change anything on the ground? Existing search engines are already censored in China, and those that wish to bypass via VPN, can still do so after Google releases their censored version.
“Does it really change anything on the ground? Someone else will assassinate Archduke Ferdinand?”
Etc. being morally opposed to something and trying to abstain from supporting it is not the same as campaigning against something’s existence. I wouldn’t work for a bomb company, but I’m not trying to shut down Lockheed Martin.
There’s many different moral systems. Some people are trying to not make things worse. Others are doing different things. It’s ok that there are gradations.
They also imprison a large amount of people in re-education camps.