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"Google IS deciding to go back to China PR" is correct in American English. The entity is singular.

I was taught that because Google is made up of many people, it should be treated as plural. It’s probably subjective.

It's a US vs UK thing. In the US, a group or organization IS <something>, in the UK, they ARE <something>.

This was particularly noticeable during the World Cup coverage.

It's a UK/US thing; in the UK your understanding is correct (I like it better stylistically too, but I use "singular companies" to fit in in the US)

I think it's the standard in British English to treat organizations as a plural noun.

And if you mean past tense, possibly “Google decided to go back to China PR”!