It seems like everyone has been talking about the Google vs. China scandal, so why can’t I? As almost everyone knows, Google and China have had problems in the past but a situation that occurred a few days ago was the last straw for Google.

The search engine giant discovered that hackers were attempting to access the Gmail addresses of several key Chinese human rights activists. Google has speculated that the attack was coordinated by the Chinese government itself, a claim that the Chinese have quickly denied. Google wasn’t the only business attacked; at least 20 other American companies were targeted as well. China insists that their censorship on the Internet is in the best interests of their people, but can anyone truly agree with that? Google has announced that it has decided to stop censoring its search results in China, but no action has been taken yet.

Is Google overstepping its boundaries in China?

To help you decide, here are some facts about Google and Chinese censorship from the Wall Street Journal.