The Great Firewall of China is a manifestation of the oppressive regime that denies the Chinese people their fundamental rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Google's recent action to leave China is a step in the right direction. However, Google, like other US companies in China, has played a deceitful role in aiding and abetting the injustice perpetrated by the Chinese government. Google as a company enjoyed the rights guaranteed by the US Constitution, while helping an oppressive regime deny them to billions of citizens. Furthermore, favoring an oppressive regime that suppresses and subjugates its citizens is unethical from any moral point of view. Therefore, it is a moral imperative to help break down the firewall and give China access to free and fair information. However, considering the different ethical theories, the issue at hand is certainly a gray area. The three main ethical theories, ethical relativism, utilitarianism and deontology, come into conflict. It's understandable that Google, as a company, has sought to tap into a larger market of over a billion. However, it is not a morally praiseworthy act. Helping others to perpetrate an unjust act is never morally acceptable. Although it is not practical, the moral high ground would be to help Chinese citizens fight the firewall. Instead of bowing to the Chinese government's demands, American companies should wage a war for free information. If all US companies banded together to fight the firewall by installing proxy servers, outside of China, the great firewall would soon collapse. The solution of completely stopping business with China is a legitimate act because it prevents companies from participating in illicit actions. The other solution of continuing and conforming to Chinese rules... middle of paper... h, could be justified with relativist arguments, American companies only paint a hypocritical picture. The alternative solution of fighting the big firewall guarantees the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. The solution is not without legal consequences; however, the result far outweighs the cost. An oppressive regime in one part of the world poses a threat to democracies everywhere. Uniting people through free and fair information exchange can build a better world. A government that does not respect people as moral agents and limits access to free information is much worse than having no government at all. The best-case scenario is a world where people have the freedom to choose their own government and exercise their rights as human beings. In this sense, China has not fared well, so tearing down the firewall and helping the Chinese people is a step towards a better world for everyone..