China unveils draft law to allow fully foreign-owned enterprises

Re:China unveils draft law to allow fully foreign-owned ente... by starpucks on Saturday February 02, 2019 @04:49PM (#19065951)

And.... would you believe them? Would a corporation sink billions into there knowing full well they can come up with arbitrary laws to get their way? How about if there is a war fought, would you believe that they won’t sieze all the assets? How about getting money out of their country? And how about subjecting your company to the inevitable corporate espionage that will happen? Would their court system actually protect your company? Hmmmmmmm

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Re:China unveils draft law to allow fully foreign-owned ente... by chrischen on Saturday February 02, 2019 @05:46PM (#19066277)

Yes they already do that. Even Taiwanese companies like foxconn and HTC.

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Re:China unveils draft law to allow fully foreign-owned ente... by mistermann on Sunday February 03, 2019 @12:59AM (#19068115)

The China of today seems less safe than the China of ten years ago though. Are foreign companies making big investments lately?

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Re:China unveils draft law to allow fully foreign-owned ente... by chrischen on Sunday February 03, 2019 @01:43AM (#19068193)

Yes, Apple had done as well as an investment into Didi. You'll notice a lot of western brands in China from Mars (M&M), Nestle, General Motors, etc.

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Re:China unveils draft law to allow fully foreign-owned ente... by mistermann on Sunday February 03, 2019 @12:47PM (#19070998)

The Apple investment was almost three years ago, were the others more recent?

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-china/apple-invests...

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Re:China unveils draft law to allow fully foreign-owned ente... by chrischen on Sunday February 03, 2019 @04:24PM (#19072316)

Probably, but I’m not Google. Feel free to research yourself.

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Re:China unveils draft law to allow fully foreign-owned ente... by mistermann on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @01:41PM (#19088318)

I don't particularly care one way or the other, I was simply asking for evidence of your assertion that it does happen lately. Playing devil's advocate I think it's sometimes called.

>>>>> Would a corporation sink billions into there knowing full well they can come up with arbitrary laws to get their way?

>>>> Yes they already do that. Even Taiwanese companies like foxconn and HTC.

>>> The China of today seems less safe than the China of ten years ago though. Are foreign companies making big investments lately?

>> Yes, Apple had done as well as an investment into Didi. You'll notice a lot of western brands in China from Mars (M&M), Nestle, General Motors, etc.

> The Apple investment was almost three years ago, were the others more recent?

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