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Re:IBM bans USB, SD cards, flash drives and portable devices... by wolfgke on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @04:50PM (#17086363)
> How can they prevent migration of talented people, given China's infinite war chest ?

The Renminbi is very difficult to convert.

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Re:IBM bans USB, SD cards, flash drives and portable devices... by basementcat on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @05:18PM (#17086589)
I've never had a problem converting modest amounts of CNY <-> USD at any bank in China or in the USA. Are you referring to capital export controls (~100k CNY/year)?
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Re:IBM bans USB, SD cards, flash drives and portable devices... by wolfgke on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @05:24PM (#17086632)
> Are you referring to capital export controls (~100k CNY/year)?

Yes.

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Re:IBM bans USB, SD cards, flash drives and portable devices... by avastmick on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @08:01PM (#17087459)
Sorry, this is not true.

I live and work in China and move far than that a year. Also the NZ / Australian property markets are both in a bubble caused by Chinese cash investment by wealthy individuals, 100k CNY won't buy anything.

100k CNY is only 15k USD.

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Re:IBM bans USB, SD cards, flash drives and portable devices... by basementcat on Friday May 18, 2018 @07:46PM (#17105785)
Are the capital restrictions only enforced on citizens or are there trivial workarounds? ("education" or "travel" expenses)
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