The U.S was not the only country to gain Independence through war-most nations did choose that method. The point is that the Indian leaders overthrew the British Crown solely through protests and passive resistance with a minimum of bloodshed (except for the few thousand freedom-fighters the English murdered-or as was the case at Jallianwallah Bagh-massacred). But considering that 25% of the world's population is concentrated in the Indian subcontinent, the human toll would have been far higher if a violent struggle had been waged. The path of agressive resistance / rebellion is, in most cases, less effective than a reasonable, calm approach. The destination in both cases is the same, the journey is however much different. Perhaps a compromise can be worked out with the Chinese government that would be acceptable to all the concerned parties. Perhaps, as Mr.Wales suggested the government could agree to filter out certain pages whilst leaving the others uncensored. That, in my opinion would be a much more reasonable solution than for the "resistance" to carry out subversive activities. As a side-note, I ask you which of the two is more courageous and indicative of a firmer desire to topple the government-1) To fight back and deal your opponent blow for blow or 2) To patiently bear every everything he hits you with till a point comes where he himself realises the futility of his trying to beat you into submission and concedes defeat (which, essentially was what Britain realised with regard to India after decades of baton-charges,machine gun firings,deportations and executions, to name a few).
PS-I suggest Sean that you rent a DVD of the Richard Attenborough movie "Gandhi". You will find that very often a soft-spoken, elderly "half-naked fakir" has more courage and willpower than the most decorated military commander. You will also learn that though the Indian freedom-fighters may not have retaliated even in the face of brutal British suppression, the fact that they stood by their beliefs inspite of the sheer physical and mental agony they were put through demonstrates how far they were willing to go to bring about the downfall of an oppressive Empire, a display of valour equal to and perhaps (in some cases) more than that shown by the American troops when the latter nation was fighting for it's independence.