In an annual China Town Hall event held at the East-West Center, analyst Matt Sheehan listed three important questions from the early phases of China’s relationship with Silicon Valley that have been turned on their heads: “How will the global internet change China’s authoritarian politics?” has become “How will China’s authoritarian politics change the internet?”; “Can China thrive without Google?” has become “Can Google thrive without China?”; and “Can Chinese companies innovate under government censorship?” has become “Does government support give Chinese companies an unfair advantage?” In an annual China Town Hall event held at the East-West Center, analyst Matt Sheehan listed three important questions from the early phases of China’s relationship with Silicon Valley that have been turned on their heads: “How will the global internet change China’s authoritarian politics?” has become “How will China’s authoritarian politics change the internet?”; “Can China thrive without Google?” has become “Can Google thrive without China?”; and “Can Chinese companies innovate under government censorship?” has become “Does government support give Chinese companies an unfair advantage?”