Re:How Jack Ma took on eBay with Taobao
by influx on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @01:30PM
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You act like the US Government hasn't already banned Chinese companies from buying or doing business in the US. That would be incorrect.
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It did. But still, US government controls far less aspects of peoples' and corporate lives than Chinese government.
Re:How Jack Ma took on eBay with Taobao
by casefields on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @02:02PM
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For violating economic sanctions. Go ask Treasury and they’ll give you the lowdown.
> You act like the US Government hasn't already banned Chinese companies
The U.S didn't ban ALL Chinese companies operating in the U.S. Try setting up a coffee shop or computer repair shop in China as a non-citizen and see how long you last. That's extremely illegal in China. Their government has to approve every foreign business and they rarely do (unless you're some multinational corporation who have made a whole host of concessions.
Just look at Huawei and how our Congress pressured mobile carriers away from selling the phone without any evidence of wrong-doing.
My favorite example, but I am told I am biased when I noticed that in unrelated articles.
It seem to be a well organized negative PR campaign against the company (completed by name calling and downvotes on social media)