Apple claims their decision to bow to Chinese censorship laws and remove certain apps from their store in the country allows them to promote free speech within the country.

The Hill reports that in a response to Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) questioning Apple in October over “enabling” Chinese censorship, Apple claimed that their decision to cave to pressure from the Chinese government allowed them to “promote greater opennness [sic] and facilitate the free flow of ideas and information.”

“We believe that our presence in China helps promote greater openness and facilitates the free flow of ideas and…