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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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