No hypothetical there - it has already happened, just not about Tiananmen square. Have you tried asking ChatGPT about David Mayer[1] or Jonathan Turley[1]? Give it a whirl and watch the all-American censorship at work.

Corporations avoiding legal trouble is the one thing in common between American, Chinese, or any other AI company, really.

1. https://www.404media.co/not-just-david-mayer-chatgpt-breaks-...